CVE-2022-45798

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.

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/000291830	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1665/	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 : 2022-12-24 00:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:54

NVD link : CVE-2022-45798

Mitre link : CVE-2022-45798

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-45798

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Products Affected

trendmicro

apex_one

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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