Vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager
CVE-2022-30523
Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1266 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow a low privileged local attacker to delete the contents of an arbitrary folder as SYSTEM which can then be used for privilege escalation on the affected machine.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Trend Micro Password Manager — versions 5.0.0.1266 and below
- Trendmicro Password Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-09071 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-759/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-30523?
- CVE-2022-30523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-30523?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.