CVE-2022-30700 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Apex One
A local attacker can load a malicious DLL with escalated privileges in Trend Micro Apex One, requiring prior low-privileged code execution.
- 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-2022-30700?
CVE-2022-30700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 26 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An incorrect permission assignment vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to load a DLL with 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-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30700?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2022-30700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-30700 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30700 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One
- CVE-2020-8599 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2025-54948 Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection
- CVE-2021-36741 Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2020-8467 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-8468 Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqqj-2766-jwm2.