CVE-2022-27883 Path traversal in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac
An attacker with low-level privileges can exploit a symlink vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27883?
CVE-2022-27883 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac, published on 9 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus for Mac.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27883 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-2022-27883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvh5-4jwj-5rcf.