Vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac
CVE-2022-27883
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to exploit this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac — versions 11.5
- Trendmicro Antivirus For Mac
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10978 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27883?
- CVE-2022-27883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27883?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.