Trend Micro Apex One on macOS Script privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Trend Micro Apex One on macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Script Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-24559. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One on macOS (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Script Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One on macOS may allow an attacker to manipulate a certain binary to load and run a script from a user-writable folder, which then would allow them to execute arbitrary code as root. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 09/01/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at success.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-24559 since 08/20/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

See VDB-160590, VDB-160591 and VDB-160592 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2020 🔍
09/01/2020 +12 days 🔍
09/02/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: success.trendmicro.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-24559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-24559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160593
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2020 08:04
Updated: 09/02/2020 08:09
Changes: 09/02/2020 08:04 (38), 09/02/2020 08:09 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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