What is CVE-2022-3859?

CVE-2022-3859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trellix Agent, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-3859?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Trellix Agent

CVE-2022-3859

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability exists in Trellix Agent (TA) for Windows in versions prior to 5.7.8. This allows an attacker with admin access, which is required to place the DLL in the restricted Windows System folder, to eleva…

EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Trellix Agent
Trellix Agent — versions 5.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3859?: CVE-2022-3859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trellix Agent, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-3859?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.