PT-2022-4663 · Trend Micro · Trend Micro Housecall

Xavier Danest · Published 2022-08-25 · Updated 2022-09-21 · CVE-2022-38764

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Trend Micro HouseCall versions 1.62.1.1133 and below

Description The issue is related to incorrect permission assignment, which could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges due to an overly permissive folder in the product installer. This could potentially enable a remote attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Trend Micro HouseCall versions 1.62.1.1133 and below, consider restricting access to the overly permissive folder in the product installer as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Default Permissions

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05548

CVE-2022-38764

ZDI-22-1178

Affected Products

Trend Micro Housecall

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1178 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38764 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38764 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05548 · Security Note
• https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11092 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50075 · Telegram Post
• https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-11092 · Note
• https://t.me/echeloneyes/638 · Telegram Post