CVE-2022-23119 Path traversal in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent for Linux
An attacker with compromised DSM access or on unactivated agents can read arbitrary files from the Linux file system via directory traversal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23119?
CVE-2022-23119 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent for Linux, published on 20 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security and Cloud One - Workload Security Agent for Linux version 20 and below could allow an attacker to read arbitrary files from the file system. Please note: an attacker must first obtain compromised access to the target Deep Security Manager (DSM) or the target agent must be not yet activated or configured in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Deep Security Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-23119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-48903 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rhw6-mfvp-rwr4.