CVE-2020-8469 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows
An attacker can achieve privilege escalation via DLL hijacking in Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8469?
CVE-2020-8469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows, published on 12 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows version 5.0 is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability would could potentially allow an attacker privleged escalation.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8469?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Password Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8469?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8469 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8469 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfw3-pg3p-3f2x.