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CVE-2020-25777

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac Protection Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a specific kernel extension request attack where an attacker could bypass the Web Threat Protection feature of the product. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

Trend Micro Antivirus para Mac versión 2020 (Consumer), es vulnerable a un ataque de petición de extensión de kernel específico donde un atacante podría omitir la funcionalidad Web Threat Protection del producto. Es requerida una interacción del usuario para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, ya que el objetivo debe visitar una página maliciosa o abrir un archivo malicioso

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass web filtering on affected installations of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the KERedirect module. The issue results from the improper filtering of HTTP requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass the protection offered by the product.

*Credits: Cees Elzinga from Danish Cyber Defence
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-09-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-10-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-21 EPSS Updated
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  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Trendmicro
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Antivirus
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2019
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macos
Affected
Trendmicro
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2020
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macos
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