CVE-2019-20357

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 17, 2020 at 11:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:30 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorMaximum Security 2020Internet Security 2020Premium Security 2020· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A Persistent Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security 2020 (v160 and 2019 (v15) consumer familiy of products which could potentially allow an attacker the ability to create a malicious program to escalate privileges and attain persistence on a vulnerable system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-428

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