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High severity · published Jan 20, 2023
CVE-2022-48191
A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7) wherein a low-privileged user can write a known malicious executable to a specific location and in the process…
7.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7) wherein a low-privileged user can write a known malicious executable to a specific location and in the process of removal and restoral an attacker could replace an original folder with a mount point to an arbitrary location, allowing a escalation of privileges on an affected system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
Maximum Security 2022 · Trendmicro
17.7 · source: NVD
Affected product
MS
Maximum Security 2022
Trendmicro
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48191
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48191
Patch
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11252
Patch
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-053/
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