vulnerability

Trend Micro Apex One: CVE-2022-24679: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 15, 2022
Added
Apr 29, 2025
Modified
Apr 6, 2026

Description

A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services agents could allow a local attacker to create an writable folder in an arbitrary location and escalate privileges 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.

Solution

trend-micro-apex-one-upgrade-latest
Title
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