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CVE-2022-48191

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-367

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.

Affected products

• Trend Micro Maximum Security: 17.7

References

• https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11252
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-053/
• https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11252
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-053/

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