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CVE-2019-14685

Trend Maximum Security 2019 Unquoted Search Path

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15.0) in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to manipulate a specific product feature to load a malicious service.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios locales en Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15.0) en la que, si se explota, permitiría a un atacante manipular una característica específica del producto para cargar un servicio malicioso.

Trend Maximum Security 2019 suffers from an unquoted search path vulnerability. This application provides an unquoted path in the parameter lpApplicationName of the function CreateProcessW during process create PwmConsole.exe --- which is triggered from the feature PC Health Checkup. If an attacker has write permissions to C:\ or C:\Program Files\, it could deliver an arbitrary executable named Program.exe or Trend.exe which would be executed by the coreServiceShell process. coreServiceShell is a privileged process that will run Program.exe with same privilege.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-08-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-08-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
Antivirus \+ Security 2019
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus \+ Security 2019"
15.0
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus \+ Security 2019" and version "15.0"
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Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
--
Safe
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
Internet Security 2019
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Internet Security 2019"
15.0
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Internet Security 2019" and version "15.0"
-
Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
--
Safe
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
Maximum Security 2019
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Maximum Security 2019"
15.0
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Maximum Security 2019" and version "15.0"
-
Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
--
Safe
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
Premium Security 2019
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Premium Security 2019"
15.0
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Premium Security 2019" and version "15.0"
-
Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
--
Safe