PT-2022-4841 · Trend Micro · Trend Micro Apex One As A Service+1

Abdelhamid Naceri · Published 2022-03-23 · Updated 2022-09-21 · CVE-2022-40142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Trend Micro Apex One (affected versions not specified) Trend Micro Apex One as a Service (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in the NT RealTime Scan Service of Trend Micro Apex One. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to create a writable folder in an arbitrary location and escalate privileges on affected installations. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05901

CVE-2022-40142

ZDI-22-1190

Affected Products

Trend Micro Apex One

Trend Micro Apex One As A Service

References · 10

• https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40142 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05901 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN/VULN-20220914.40.pdf · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1190 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vuldb.com/?id.209121 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36459 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50080 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022091318 · Note