CVE-2022-40142 json
A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service agents cou…
published 2022-09-19 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43460
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service agents could allow a local attacker to create a writable folder in an arbitrary location and escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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 |
Affected products
- Trend Micro Trend Micro Apex One
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
success.trendmicro.com
/solution/000291528
patch, vendor-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-22-1190/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-40142
- NVD CVE-2022-40142
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