CVE-2020-25778 Information disclosure in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
An attacker with high-privileged code execution can leak memory bytes via a kernel extension vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-25778?
CVE-2020-25778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer), published on 14 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) has a vulnerability in a specific kernel extension where an attacker could supply a kernel pointer and leak several bytes of memory. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-209
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-25778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-p329-qr4h-9548.