Advisory Details

May 26th, 2022

Trend Micro Apex One Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-22-797
ZDI-CAN-16098

CVE ID CVE-2022-30701
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Trend Micro
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Apex One
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex One. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The process loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291008
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-01-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-05-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Abdelhamid Naceri
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