Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) | 2020 (v10.x) |
References
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-09924Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1236/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-09924Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1236/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 2, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified