CVE-2022-45798
Trend Micro Apex One Symbolic Link Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A link following vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine component of Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by creating a symbolic link and abusing the service to delete a file. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 24, 2022, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:54 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-45798.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291830 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1665/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A link following vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine component of Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by creating a symbolic link and abusing the service to delete a file. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. A link following vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine component of Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by creating a symbolic link and abusing the service to delete a file. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291830 No Types Assigned https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291830 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1665/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1665/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:-:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-45798 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-45798
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12654
percentile