CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-27697

7.8 HIGH Published 2020-11-18 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-11-18
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer) contains a vulnerability in the installer package that could be exploited by placing a malicious DLL in a non-protected location with high privileges (symlink attack) which can lead to obtaining administrative privileges during the installation of the product.

Affected configurations

• trendmicro antivirus\+ security 2020 (<= 16.0) • trendmicro internet security 2020 (<= 16.0) • trendmicro maximum security 2020 (<= 16.0) • trendmicro premium security 2020 (<= 16.0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References