Link following in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) - CVE-2022-34893
Published: July 4, 2022 / Updated: September 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64864
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34893
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to link following issue. A local user can manipulate a mountpoint and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-34893
Install updates from vendor's website.
Trend Micro Security (Consumer) - update to 17.7 hotfix