CVE-2022-38764 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro HouseCall (Consumer)
A local attacker can escalate privileges due to overly permissive folder permissions in the Trend Micro HouseCall installer.
- 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-2022-38764?
CVE-2022-38764 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall (Consumer), published on 19 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability on Trend Micro HouseCall version 1.62.1.1133 and below could allow a local attacker to escalate privlieges due to an overly permissive folder om the product installer.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38764?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Housecall.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38764?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38764 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38764 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38764 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mr7-mh8x-48fh.