CVE-2018-6222 Command injection in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

High 7.8 Published 15 Mar 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can manipulate log file locations to execute arbitrary commands on Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-6222?

CVE-2018-6222 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway, published on 15 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Arbitrary logs location in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to change location of log files and be manipulated to execute arbitrary commands and attain command execution on a vulnerable system.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6222?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-6222 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-6222 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cmrj-247h-f4v8.