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CVE-2020-27697

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer) contains a vulnerability in the installer package that could be exploited by placing a malicious DLL in a non-protected location with high privileges (symlink attack) which can lead to obtaining administrative privileges during the installation of the product.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (4)

Trendmicro — Antivirus+ Security 2020Trendmicro — Internet Security 2020Trendmicro — Maximum Security 2020Trendmicro — Premium Security 2020

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