CVE-2020-15602

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2020 at 07:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
5 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 1%

Description

An untrusted search path remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Secuity 2020 (v16.0.0.1146 and below) consumer family of products could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. As the Trend Micro installer tries to load DLL files from its current directory, an arbitrary DLL could also be loaded with the same privileges as the installer if run as Administrator. User interaction is required to exploit the vulnerbaility in that the target must open a malicious directory or device.

Affected

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

v ≤ 16.0.1146
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 16.0.1146
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 16.0.1146
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 16.0.1146
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:

References (1)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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