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CVE-2022-45798

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.30% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-12-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2022-45798
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.30%

Original NVD Description

A link following vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine component of Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by creating a symbolic link and abusing the service to delete a file. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.