What is CVE-2019-19695?

CVE-2019-19695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-19695?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac

CVE-2019-19695

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2019 (v9.0.1379 and below) could potentially allow an attacker to create a symbolic link to a target file and modify it.

EPSS: 0.032 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac — versions 2019 (v9.0.1379 and below)
Trendmicro Antivirus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19695?: CVE-2019-19695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-19695?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.