CVE-2022-48191: Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Trend Micro Maximum Security 2022: version 17.7 only

Published 2023-01-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.