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CVE-2022-4326

Trellix xAgent permission bypass vulnerability

Published: Dec 16, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-281
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Improper preservation of permissions vulnerability in Trellix Endpoint Agent (xAgent) prior to V35.31.22 on Windows allows a local user with administrator privileges to bypass the product protection to uninstall the agent via incorrectly applied permissions in the removal protection functionality.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:RS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-281

Affected Products

Trellix
commercial·USaka trellix agent, enterprise security manager
xAgentOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
endpoint securityOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://docs.trellix.com/bundle/xagent_35-31-22_rn/page/UUID-73c848e7-6107-fe11-d83d-b17bd5b1449c.html
docs.trellix.com

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