CVE-2019-14686: Trend Micro Antivirus + Security 2019

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security's 2019 consumer family of products (v15) Folder Shield component and the standalone Trend Micro Ransom Buster (1.0) tool in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL, leading to elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Trend Micro Antivirus + Security 2019: version 15.0 only
• Trend Micro Internet Security 2019: version 15.0 only
• Trend Micro Maximum Security 2019: version 15.0 only
• Trend Micro Premium Security 2019: version 15.0 only
• Trend Micro Ransom Buster: version 1.0 only

Published 2019-08-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.