Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0686 · published 1 April 2009
CVE-2009-0686: Trendmicro internet security vulnerability
Trendmicro · Internet Security
The TrendMicro Activity Monitor Module (tmactmon.sys) 2.52.0.1002 in Trend Micro Internet Pro 2008 and 2009, and Security Pro 2008 and 2009, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\tmactmon that overwrites memory.
Description
The TrendMicro Activity Monitor Module (tmactmon.sys) 2.52.0.1002 in Trend Micro Internet Pro 2008 and 2009, and Security Pro 2008 and 2009, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\tmactmon that overwrites memory.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0686), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.