A Persistent Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security…
Priority LOW 35CWE-428Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
A Persistent Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security 2020 (v160 and 2019 (v15) consumer familiy of products which could potentially allow an attacker the ability to create a malicious program to escalate privileges and attain persistence on a vulnerable system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00732 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Security (Consumer) | 2019 (v15) and 2020 (v16) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Trend Micro Security (Consumer) VendorTrend Micro Affected 2019 (v15) and 2020 (v16) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus_\+_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus_\+_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus_\+_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus_\+_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20357
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2hv-qv75-g6vg
References
Exploit 2
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Sources
- CVE-2019-20357 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20357 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2hv-qv75-g6vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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