Vulnerability in Trend Micro Portable Security

CVE-2022-26319

An installer search patch element vulnerability in Trend Micro Portable Security 3.0 Pro, 3.0 and 2.0 could allow a local attacker to place an arbitrarily generated DLL file in an installer folder to elevate local privileges. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-26319: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26319?
CVE-2022-26319 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Portable Security, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-26319?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-26319 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.