CVE-2019-14688

Trend Micro has repackaged installers for several Trend Micro products that were found to utilize a version of an install package that had a DLL hijack vulnerability that could be exploited during a new product installation. The vulnerability was found to ONLY be exploitable during an initial product installation by an authorized user. The attacker must convince the target to download malicious DLL locally which must be present when the installer is run.

Published: 2020-02-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-14688 is rated Moderate Risk (50.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-14688

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.30% 0.48% +0.18%
2 2025-11-18 0.41% 0.30% -0.11%
3 2025-05-11 — 0.41% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-14688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.0 5.9 [email protected]
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-14688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-14688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro control_manager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:control_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro endpoint_sensor 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:endpoint_sensor:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro im_security 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:im_security:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro mobile_security 9.8 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:mobile_security:9.8:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
trendmicro officescan xg cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro scanmail 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:scanmail:14.0:*:*:*:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*
trendmicro security 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:security:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro serverprotect 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:serverprotect:5.8:*:*:*:*:emc:*:*
trendmicro serverprotect 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:serverprotect:5.8:*:*:*:*:netware:*:*
trendmicro serverprotect 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:serverprotect:5.8:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
trendmicro serverprotect 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:serverprotect:6.0:*:*:*:*:storage:*:*

References for CVE-2019-14688

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