Advisory Details

November 21st, 2022

Trend Micro Apex One Unauthorized Change Prevention Service Out-Of-Bounds Access Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-22-1619
ZDI-CAN-17387

CVE ID CVE-2022-44649
CVSS SCORE 7.0, AV:L/AC:H/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 Security Agent. 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 Unauthorized Change Prevention Service. A crafted request can trigger a write past the end of an allocated data structure. 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/000291770
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-05-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-11-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Simon Zuckerbraun - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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