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GHSA-75Q5-4HC3-3Q65

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-30 09:30 – Updated: 2022-12-02 15:30

Details

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability exists in Trellix Agent (TA) for Windows in versions prior to 5.7.8. This allows an attacker with admin access, which is required to place the DLL in the restricted Windows System folder, to elevate their privileges to System by placing a malicious DLL there.

Severity ?

6.7 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2022-3859 (GCVE-0-2022-3859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-30 08:29 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:28

Summary

Severity ?

6.7 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE- 427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

trellix

References

URL

Tags

https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=cont…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Trellix	Trellix Agent	Affected: 5.x , ≤ 5.7.8 (custom)

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Sightings

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-75Q5-4HC3-3Q65

CVE-2022-3859 (GCVE-0-2022-3859)

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