CVE-2022-4326

Trellix xAgent permission bypass vulnerability

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2022 at 03:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEndpoint Security· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper preservation of permissions vulnerability in Trellix Endpoint Agent (xAgent) prior to V35.31.22 on Windows allows a local user with administrator privileges to bypass the product protection to uninstall the agent via incorrectly applied permissions in the removal protection functionality.

Affected

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

v < 35.31.22v < V35.31.22
Affected range stops below 35.31.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V35.31.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-281

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