PT-2020-16201
CVE-2020-25777
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Published
2020-10-14
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Updated
2020-10-26
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.8
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer)
Description
The issue allows an attacker to bypass the Web Threat Protection feature through a specific kernel extension request attack. This requires user interaction, where the target must either visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
Recommendations
For Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer), consider restricting access to potentially malicious web pages and files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid interacting with suspicious links or files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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