DLL Hijacking in Trend Micro Security 2023 v6.0.2092 or earlier
CVE-2024-23940 Published on January 29, 2024
Trend Micro uiAirSupport, included in the Trend Micro Security 2023 family of consumer products, version 6.0.2092 and below is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking/proxying vulnerability, which if exploited could allow an attacker to impersonate and modify a library to execute code on the system and ultimately escalate privileges on an affected system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-23940 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2024-23940. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2024-23940 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-23940
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Security (Consumer) uiAirSupport:- Version 2023 (6.0) and below 6.0.2093 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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