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CVE-2019-14685

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from trendmicro, from trendmicro, from trendmicro and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-08-21T20:15:12.710

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:27:08.230

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-428

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	trendmicro	antivirus_\+_security_2019	15.0	Yes
Application	trendmicro	internet_security_2019	15.0	Yes
Application	trendmicro	maximum_security_2019	15.0	Yes
Application	trendmicro	premium_security_2019	15.0	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154200/Trend-Maximum-Security-2019-Unquoted-Search-Path.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1123420.aspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://medium.com/sidechannel-br/vulnerabilidade-no-trend-micro-maximum-security-2019-permite-a-escala%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-privil%C3%A9gios-no-windows-471403d53b68 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154200/Trend-Maximum-Security-2019-Unquoted-Search-Path.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1123420.aspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://medium.com/sidechannel-br/vulnerabilidade-no-trend-micro-maximum-security-2019-permite-a-escala%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-privil%C3%A9gios-no-windows-471403d53b68 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For trendmicro's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.