Link following in Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security - CVE-2022-36336
Published: July 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65870
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36336
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Trend Micro
Affected software:
Apex One
Worry-Free Business Security
Apex One
Worry-Free Business Security
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following within the NT Apex One RealTime Scan Service. A local user can create a mount point and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36336
The resolution for this issue is deployed automatically via ActiveUpdate to customers in an updated Spyware pattern 25.27.