CVE-2022-4326 (GCVE-0-2022-4326)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-16 15:48 – Updated: 2025-04-14 18:02
VLAI
Title
Trellix xAgent permission bypass vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:39 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Assigner
trellix CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 2 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Trellix xAgent Affected: 0 , < V35.31.22 (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Matt DePaepe Matt Espy
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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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