CVE-2022-48191
HIGHTrend Micro Maximum Security 2022 17.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mount Point Race Condition
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7) wherein a low-privileged user can write a known malicious executable to a specific location and in the process of removal and restoral an attacker could replace an original folder with a mount point to an arbitrary location, allowing a escalation of privileges on an affected system.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11252
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-053/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Products (1)
trendmicro/maximum_security_2022
17.7
Published
Jan 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026