CVE-2022-48191 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Unknown CVE-2022-48191

A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7)...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7) wherein a low-privileged user can write a known malicious executable to a specific location and in the process of removal and restoral an attacker could replace an original folder with a mount point to an arbitrary location, allowing a escalation of privileges on an affected system.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2022-48191

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

More from Trend Micro, Inc.

View All →
CVE-2025-71217
An origin validation error vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex...
Unknown 0
CVE-2025-71216
A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One...
Unknown 0
CVE-2025-71215
A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One...
Unknown 0
CVE-2025-71214
An origin validation error vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex...
Unknown 0
CVE-2025-71213
An origin validation error vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One...
High 7.8

Affected Vendor

Trend Micro, Inc.

View all reports →

Affected Software

Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer)
Vulnerable Versions:
2022 (17.7)

Timeline

Official Publish: January 18th, 2023
Last Modified: April 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.