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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-15628 · published 2 December 2019

CVE-2019-15628: Trendmicro antivirus \+ security 2020 untrusted search path vulnerability

Trendmicro · Antivirus \+ Security 2020

Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2020 (v16.0.1221 and below) is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specific service as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicious program each time the service is started.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.52% · top 58.0% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.9
0.52%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2020 (v16.0.1221 and below) is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specific service as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicious program each time the service is started.

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/1124011.aspx Vendor Advisory
https://safebreach.com/Post/Trend-Micro-Security-16-DLL-Search-Order-Hijacking-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-15628 Third Party Advisory
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1124011.aspx Vendor Advisory
https://safebreach.com/Post/Trend-Micro-Security-16-DLL-Search-Order-Hijacking-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-15628 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-15628), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.