CVE-2022-45798 Path traversal in Trend Micro Apex One
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting a symbolic link vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine of Trend Micro Apex One.
- 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-2022-45798?
CVE-2022-45798 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 22 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A link following vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine component of Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by creating a symbolic link and abusing the service to delete a file. 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-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45798 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-2022-45798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45798 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-m9xr-mrx5-456x.