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CVE-2022-27883

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 9, 2022 at 12:05 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAntivirus for MacAntivirus+

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10978
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-546/

CVSS

7.3HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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