CVE-2022-40709 Information disclosure in Trend Micro Deep Security
A local attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit an out-of-bounds read in Trend Micro Deep Security to disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2022-40709?
CVE-2022-40709 is a low-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security, published on 28 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20 and Cloud One - Workload Security Agent for Windows could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information 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 these vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2022-40707 and 40708.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Deep Security Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-40709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-96gf-78vj-m35m.