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.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 8.5 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

8.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10978	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus_for_mac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Apr 2022, 19:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(N/A) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/ -~~	(N/A) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~(N/A) https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10978 -~~	(N/A) https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10978 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus_for_mac::::::::
CWE		CWE-59
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 8.5 v3 : 7.3

09 Apr 2022, 01:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-04-09 00:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 22:29

NVD link : CVE-2022-27883

Mitre link : CVE-2022-27883

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-27883

JSON object : View

Products Affected

trendmicro

antivirus_for_mac

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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