# CVE-2022-28394: Other in Trend Micro Password Manager

> Insecure DLL loading in Trend Micro Password Manager allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious libraries.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qmpf-gfv7-wr73

## What is CVE-2022-28394?

CVE-2022-28394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager, published on 26 May 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

EOL Product CVE - Installer of Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) versions 3.7.0.1223 and below provided by Trend Micro Incorporated contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427). Please note that this was reported on an EOL version of the product, and users are advised to upgrade to the latest supported version (5.x).

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28394?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Password Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28394?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28394 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Password Manager

- [CVE-2016-3987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3987/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32462/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-52837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52837/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-30523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30523/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-26337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26337/): Path traversal in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28394 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager, published on 26 May 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Password Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28394/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28394
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28394
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28394

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28394/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.