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CVE-2022-38764

Trend Micro HouseCall Incorrect Permission Assignment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability on Trend Micro HouseCall version 1.62.1.1133 and below could allow a local attacker to escalate privlieges due to an overly permissive folder om the product installer.

Una vulnerabilidad en Trend Micro HouseCall versiones 1.62.1.1133 y anteriores, podría permitir a un atacante local escalar los privilegios debido a una carpeta demasiado permisiva en el instalador del producto

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro HouseCall. 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 product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on product folders created by the installer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of an administrator.

*Credits: Xavier Danest - Decathlon
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-08-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-08-31 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Trendmicro
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 Housecall
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 <= 1.62.1.1133
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Housecall" and version " <= 1.62.1.1133"
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Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
 Windows
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Safe