VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-30523

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.41%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-05-16

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1266 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow a low privileged local attacker to delete the contents of an arbitrary folder as SYSTEM which can then be used for privilege escalation on the affected machine.

Weakness classification

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references

security@trendmicro.com — Vendor Advisory
security@trendmicro.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry