CVE-2018-6219
An Insecure Update via HTTP vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to eavesdrop and tamper with certain types of update data.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
An Insecure Update via HTTP vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to eavesdrop and tamper with certain types of update data.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.88% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- trendmicro/email encryption gateway
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
EPSS moved from 4.9% on 21 September 2026 to 3.9% on 27 October 2026.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349Vendor Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349Vendor Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.