Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2022-45798
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro Apex One from Trend Micro, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex One | On Premise (14.0) – before 14.0.0.11136SaaS (14.0) – before 14.0.11840 |