CVE-2022-48191 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Trendmicro	Maximum Security 2022

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-50902	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11252
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-053/

History

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trendmicro

Published: 2023-01-18T23:07:41.149Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T19:53:47.060Z

Reserved: 2022-12-30T02:27:10.986Z

Link: CVE-2022-48191

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T15:10:59.793Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-20T07:15:12.010

Modified: 2025-04-03T20:15:17.747

Link: CVE-2022-48191

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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