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high 7.8

CVE-2018-18333 json

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2019 (Consumer) versions below 15.0.0.1163 and below could allow an attacker to manip…

published 2019-02-05 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-10064

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2019 (Consumer) versions below 15.0.0.1163 and below could allow an attacker to manipulate a specific DLL and escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.

Patch / fix

  • trendmicro antivirus_+_security 15.0.0.1163
  • trendmicro internet_security 15.0.0.1163
  • trendmicro maximum_security 15.0.0.1163
  • trendmicro premium_security 15.0.0.1163

Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • esupport.trendmicro.com https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1121932.aspx referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • kaganisildak.com https://kaganisildak.com/2019/01/17/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirus-cve-2018-18333/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gaissecurity.com https://gaissecurity.com/yazi/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirusplus-cve-2018-18333 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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