CVE-2022-27883: trend micro trend micro antivirus for mac Link Following
CVSS: 8.5v2.0HighModified
Published 09-04-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-27883 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Link Following vulnerability in trend micro trend micro antivirus for mac. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 09-04-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to exploit this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsHigh 7.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 8.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.21% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.21%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Trend micro1 product
Trendmicro1 product
- antivirus_for_mac≤ 11.5
2 vendors · 2 products