First published: Thu Oct 29 2020(Updated: )
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the KERedirect kext. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.
Credit: security@trendmicro.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Trendmicro Antivirus | =2020 | |
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CVE-2020-27014 is a Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
CVE-2020-27014 has a severity rating of 8.2 (high).
CVE-2020-27014 allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
In order to exploit CVE-2020-27014, an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system.
Yes, Trend Micro has released a fix for CVE-2020-27014. Please refer to the vendor's website for more information.