Headline

CVE-2022-45798: ZDI-22-1665

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.

2 years ago

CVE

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December 15th, 2022

Trend Micro Apex One Damage Cleanup Engine Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability****ZDI-22-1665
ZDI-CAN-16543

CVE ID

CVE-2022-45798

CVSS SCORE

7.8, (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

AFFECTED VENDORS

Trend Micro

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

Apex One

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Damage Cleanup Engine, which runs within the Trend Micro Common Client Real-time Scan Service. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291830

DISCLOSURE TIMELINE