CVE-2022-24680 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Apex One

High 7.8 Published 24 Feb 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting a mount point vulnerability to delete arbitrary folders in Trend Micro security agents.

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-2022-24680?

CVE-2022-24680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 24 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services agents could allow a local attacker to create a mount point and leverage this for arbitrary folder deletion, leading to escalated privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24680?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Trendmicro Apex One, Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security, Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security Services.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24680?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-24680 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx5j-pc38-3g95.