Privilege Esc Escal via Link Follow in TrendMicro DeepSec 20.0
CVE-2023-52338 Published on January 23, 2024
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 and Trend Micro Cloud One - Endpoint and Workload Security Agent could allow a local attacker to 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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-52338 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2023-52338 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-52338
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Deep Security Agent:- Version 20.0 and below 20.0.0-8438 is affected.
- Version 20.0 and below 20.0.0-8438 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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