Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-41744
A Time-of-Check Time-Of-Use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerability Protection integrated component could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and turn a specific working directory into a mount point 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 this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Trend Micro Apex One — versions 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS
- Trendmicro Apex One — versions 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291645 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1404/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41744?
- CVE-2022-41744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41744?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.