PT-2020-16771 · Trend Micro · Trend Micro Security 2020

Eran Shimony · Published 2020-11-18 · Updated 2020-12-01 · CVE-2020-27695

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer)

Description The issue concerns a vulnerability in the installer package of the software. This vulnerability can be exploited by placing a malicious DLL in a local directory, potentially leading to the obtainment of administrative privileges during the product's installation.

Recommendations For Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer), consider restricting access to the local directory where the installer package is executed to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid installing the product in environments where malicious DLLs could be present. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27695

Affected Products

Trend Micro Security 2020

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27695 · Security Note
• https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/16546 · Telegram Post