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.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac — versions 11.5
- Trendmicro Antivirus_for_mac
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.