CVE-2019-19693
Description
The Trend Micro Security 2020 consumer family of products contains a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information or to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
AI Insight
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Local attackers can exploit a junction handling flaw in Trend Micro Security 2020 to disclose sensitive info or cause denial-of-service.
Vulnerability
The vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security 2020 consumer family, including Maximum Security. It is due to improper handling of junctions. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this flaw [1].
Exploitation
An attacker with low-privileged code execution creates a junction, abusing the service to delete arbitrary files [1]. No additional authentication or user interaction is required beyond gaining initial code execution.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information or create a denial-of-service condition on the system [1].
Mitigation
Not yet disclosed in the available references. The vendor may have released a patch; consult Trend Micro's official advisories [1].
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Affected products
2- Range: 2020 (v16)
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
2- esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1124043.aspxmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1025/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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