Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-40709
An Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20 and Cloud One - Workload Security Agent for Windows could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2022-40707 and 40708.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.3% 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
- Microsoft Windows
- Trend Micro Deep Security — versions 20
- Trendmicro Deep Security Agent — versions 20.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291590 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1299/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40709?
- CVE-2022-40709 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2022-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40709?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.