CVE-2020-27696 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Trend Micro Security 2020 consumer products, where a flaw in the installer package allows an attacker to gain administrative privileges during product installation by manipulating a specific Windows system directory. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this local vulnerability requires user interaction but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low immediate threat despite its potential impact.
| 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.