CVE-2022-38764 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A vulnerability on Trend Micro HouseCall version 1.62.1.1133 and below could allow a local attacker to escalate privlieges due to an overly permissive folder om the product installer.

Published: 2022-09-19

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Trend Micro

Trend Micro HouseCall (Consumer)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.62.1.1133`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41327	A vulnerability on Trend Micro HouseCall version 1.62.1.1133 and below could allow a local attacker to escalate privlieges due to an overly permissive folder om the product installer.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00211.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-11092
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1178/

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00054}`	epss `{'score': 0.00058}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Trendmicro Housecall

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trendmicro

Published: 2022-09-19T18:01:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T11:02:14.601Z

Reserved: 2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38764

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-19T18:15:09.867

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:57:07.577

Link: CVE-2022-38764

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions

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