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CVE-2018-6222 json

Arbitrary logs location in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to change location of log files and be manipula…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17983

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Arbitrary logs location in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to change location of log files and be manipulated to execute arbitrary commands and attain command execution on a vulnerable system.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-44166)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-44166 Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 (Build 1111.00) - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2018-02-22
  • coresecurity.com https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Trend Micro Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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