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CVE-2022-30523

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 16, 2022 at 02:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPassword Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

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

Password Manager· Trend Micro
95%
v ≤ 5.0.0.1266v < 5.0.0.1270
Affected range stops below 5.0.0.1270, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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-09071
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-759/

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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