CVE-2022-48191: trend micro, inc. trend micro maxium security (consumer)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48191 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in trend micro, inc. trend micro maxium security (consumer). EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-01-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionThe product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check.