Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2022 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2022-27883
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac from Trend Micro. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac | 11.5 |
References
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10978 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/ x_refsource_MISC