CVE-2022-23120 Code injection in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent for Linux
Attackers with access to an unactivated Linux agent can inject code to execute arbitrary commands as root, requiring specific preconditions.
- 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-2022-23120?
CVE-2022-23120 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent for Linux, published on 20 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A code injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security and Cloud One - Workload Security Agent for Linux version 20 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code in the context of root. Please note: an attacker must first obtain access to the target agent in an un-activated and unconfigured state in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Deep Security Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-23120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent for Linux
- CVE-2024-51503 Command injection in Trend Micro Deep Security
- CVE-2025-30640 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security
- CVE-2025-30641 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security
- CVE-2024-48903 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent
- CVE-2024-36358 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpqg-9388-qcwr.