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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-18333 · published 5 February 2019

CVE-2018-18333: Trendmicro antivirus \+ security untrusted search path vulnerability

Trendmicro · Antivirus \+ Security

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2019 (Consumer) versions below 15.0.0.1163 and below could allow an attacker to manipulate a specific DLL and escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.8% · top 22.1% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2019 (Consumer) versions below 15.0.0.1163 and below could allow an attacker to manipulate a specific DLL and escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1121932.aspx ExploitVendor Advisory
https://gaissecurity.com/yazi/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirusplus-cve-2018-18333 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://kaganisildak.com/2019/01/17/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirus-cve-2018-18333/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1121932.aspx ExploitVendor Advisory
https://gaissecurity.com/yazi/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirusplus-cve-2018-18333 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://kaganisildak.com/2019/01/17/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirus-cve-2018-18333/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-18333), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.