CVE-2022-23120 json
A code injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security and Cloud One - Workload Security Agent for Linux version 20 and below could al…
published 2022-01-20 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-28211
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.4%
- EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A code injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security and Cloud One - Workload Security Agent for Linux version 20 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code in the context of root. Please note: an attacker must first obtain access to the target agent in an un-activated and unconfigured state in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
6.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- modzero.com https://www.modzero.com/advisories/MZ-21-02-Trendmicro.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Trend Micro Trend Micro Deep Security Agent for Linux
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
success.trendmicro.com
/solution/000290104
mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
-
modzero.com
/advisories/MZ-21-02-Trendmicro.txt
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-23120
- NVD CVE-2022-23120
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