CVE-2020-25776 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
An attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit a symbolic link vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-25776?
CVE-2020-25776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer), published on 2 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a symbolic link privilege escalation attack where an attacker could exploit a critical file on the system to escalate their privileges. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25776?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25776?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25776 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-25776 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25776 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6q3-pv2x-rvpm.