A ctl_set KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) and above could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations
Published Oct 23, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
A ctl_set KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) and above could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products
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- Version 7.0 (2017) and aboveStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) | n/a |
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- ≥ 7.0 · ≤ 7.1.1124
- ≥ 8.0 · ≤ 8.0.3082
- ≥ 9.0 · ≤ 9.0.1356
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 44.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 45.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 12.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105757 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-US/home/pages/technical-support/1121296.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/ja-jp/1121350.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1294/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-US/home/pages/technical-support/1121296.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/ja-jp/1121350.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1294/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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