CVE-2020-27695 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the installer package of Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer) products, including Antivirus+ Security, Internet Security, Maximum Security, and Premium Security. An attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in a local directory, leading to administrative privilege escalation during product installation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus\+_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.