CVE-2020-15603

An invalid memory read vulnerability in a Trend Micro Secuity 2020 (v16.0.0.1302 and below) consumer family of products' driver could allow an attacker to manipulate the specific driver to do a system call operation with an invalid address, resulting in a potential system crash.

Published: 2020-07-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-15603 is rated Moderate Risk (53/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15603

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 2026-06-15 0.80% 1.21% +0.41%
2 2025-11-21 0.53% 0.80% +0.27%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-15603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-15603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-15603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro antivirus\+_2020 <= 16.0.1302 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus\+_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro internet_security_2020 <= 16.0.1302 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro maximum_security_2020 <= 16.0.1302 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro premium_security_2020 <= 16.0.1302 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-15603

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