High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40142
CVE-2022-40142
Description
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:*:saas:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:*:saas:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- Range: 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS
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References
2- success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1190/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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