Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac



Published: 2022-03-30 | Updated: 2022-04-02
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-27883
CWE-ID CWE-61
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Antivirus for Mac
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor Trend Micro

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU61722

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27883

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Antivirus for Mac: 2021 (v11) - 2021 v11 Hotfix

CPE2.3 External links

http://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10978
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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