Trend Micro MaxSec PrivEsc via Mount Point (pre-17.7)
CVE-2022-48191 Published on January 20, 2023
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-48191 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2022-48191 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-48191
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer):- Version 2022 (17.7) and below 17.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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