CVE-2020-25776
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac Symbolic Link Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a symbolic link privilege escalation attack where an attacker could exploit a critical file on the system to escalate their privileges. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Trend Micro Antivirus para Mac 2020 (Consumer) es vulnerable a un ataque de escalada de privilegios de enlace simbólico donde un atacante podría explotar un archivo crítico en el sistema para escalar sus privilegios. Un atacante debe primero obtener la capacidad de ejecutar código poco privilegiado en el sistema objetivo para explotar esta vulnerabilidad
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the iTISPlugin module. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the product to loosen permissions on a local file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of root.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-09-18 CVE Reserved
- 2020-10-01 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-25 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (2)
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1236 | Third Party Advisory |
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https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-09924 | 2021-07-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Trendmicro Search vendor "Trendmicro" | Antivirus Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus" | 2019 Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus" and version "2019" | macos |
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Trendmicro Search vendor "Trendmicro" | Antivirus Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus" | 2020 Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus" and version "2020" | macos |
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