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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-30523 · published 16 May 2022

CVE-2022-30523: Trendmicro password manager link following vulnerability

Trendmicro · Password Manager

Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1266 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow a low privileged local attacker to delete the contents of an arbitrary folder as SYSTEM which can then be used for privilege escalation on the affected machine.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.40% · top 68.0% CWE-59 · Link following
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.2
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1266 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow a low privileged local attacker to delete the contents of an arbitrary folder as SYSTEM which can then be used for privilege escalation on the affected machine.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-09071 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-759/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-09071 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-759/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-30523), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.