Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One

Published: 2022-05-26

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-30700 CVE-2022-30701
CWE-ID	CWE-276 CWE-426
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Apex One Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls
Vendor	Trend Micro

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect default permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU63749

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30700

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions set on a resource used by the service in the ApexOne Security Agent. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and directories or modify them.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apex One: 2019 - Patch 6 B10048

External links

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-790/
http://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000291008?language=en_US

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU63748