Vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway
CVE-2018-6221
An unvalidated software update vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to tamper with an update file and inject their own.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway — versions 5.5
- Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway — versions 5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-v… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6221?
- CVE-2018-6221 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6221?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6221 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.