CVE-2022-40142

A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service agents could allow a local attacker to create a writable folder in an arbitrary location and escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1190/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:::::saas::
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-09-19 18:15

Updated : 2022-09-21 13:51

NVD link : CVE-2022-40142

Mitre link : CVE-2022-40142

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-40142

JSON object : View

Products Affected

trendmicro

apex_one

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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