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CVE-2019-19697

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15) consumer family of products which could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges and tamper with protected services by disabling or otherwise preventing them to start. An attacker must already have administrator privileges on the target machine in order to exploit the vulnerability.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . 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

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-01-18T00:15:12.187

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:35:12.830

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

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
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/TREND-MICRO-SECURITY-CONSUMER-SECURITY-BYPASS-PROTECTED-SERVICE-TAMPERING.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1124090.aspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/29 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/TREND-MICRO-SECURITY-CONSUMER-SECURITY-BYPASS-PROTECTED-SERVICE-TAMPERING.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1124090.aspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/29 Exploit, Mailing List, 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.