CVE-2020-27015 Information disclosure in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

An attacker with high-privileged code execution can leak kernel pointers and debug messages from 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-2020-27015?

CVE-2020-27015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer), published on 29 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) contains an Error Message Information Disclosure vulnerability that if exploited, could allow kernel pointers and debug messages to leak to userland. 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-2020-27015?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-27015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3728-546x-w527.

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