VDB-151531 · CVE-2020-8469 · GCVE-0-2020-8469

Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 on Windows DLL uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 on Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-8469. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Trend Micro Password Manager for Windows version 5.0 is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability would could potentially allow an attacker privleged escalation.

The weakness was released 03/12/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-8469 since 01/30/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/13/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Trend Micro

Name

Password Manager

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.trendmicro.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/30/2020 🔍
03/12/2020 +42 days 🔍
03/13/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +1885 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-8469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151531

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2020 16:47
Updated: 05/11/2025 17:35
Changes: 03/13/2020 16:47 (36), 03/13/2020 16:52 (17), 04/16/2024 07:51 (17), 04/16/2024 07:58 (1), 05/11/2025 17:35 (3)
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