{"id":"CVE-2018-18333","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-18333","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:27:07.206Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2019-02-05T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:47:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-426"],"affected":["trendmicro/antivirus \\+ security","trendmicro/internet security","trendmicro/maximum security","trendmicro/premium security"],"epss":{"score":0.01817,"percentile":0.78598,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1121932.aspx","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://gaissecurity.com/yazi/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirusplus-cve-2018-18333","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://kaganisildak.com/2019/01/17/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirus-cve-2018-18333/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1121932.aspx","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gaissecurity.com/yazi/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirusplus-cve-2018-18333","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kaganisildak.com/2019/01/17/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirus-cve-2018-18333/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18333","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}