CVE-2022-48191 Race condition in Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer)
A low-privileged user can escalate privileges by exploiting a race condition during file removal and restoration in Trend Micro Maximum Security.
- 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-2022-48191?
CVE-2022-48191 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer), published on 18 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7) wherein a low-privileged user can write a known malicious executable to a specific location and in the process of removal and restoral an attacker could replace an original folder with a mount point to an arbitrary location, allowing a escalation of privileges on an affected system.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48191?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Maximum Security 2022.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48191?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-48191 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48191 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwpw-gw93-83r7.