CVE-2020-25779 Security feature bypass in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
Attackers can bypass web threat protection by adding malicious sites to the approved list using IDN homograph attacks.
- 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-2020-25779?
CVE-2020-25779 is a low-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer), published on 13 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 which a Internationalized Domain Name homograph attack (Puny-code) could be used to add a malicious website to the approved websites list of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac to bypass the web threat protection feature.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-25779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gg6r-pgfq-385r.