CVE-2018-18333: Trend Micro Antivirus + Security

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

  • Trend Micro Antivirus + Security: before 15.0.0.1163 (fixed in 15.0.0.1163)
  • Trend Micro Internet Security: before 15.0.0.1163 (fixed in 15.0.0.1163)
  • Trend Micro Maximum Security: before 15.0.0.1163 (fixed in 15.0.0.1163)
  • Trend Micro Premium Security: before 15.0.0.1163 (fixed in 15.0.0.1163)

Published 2019-02-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.