An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to craft a special configuration file to load an untrusted library with escalated privileges on affected installations.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30701
• https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291008
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-797/