Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks up to 5.3.1302 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks up to 5.3.1302. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-28339. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks up to 5.3.1302. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1302 and below contains an uncontrolled search patch element vulnerability that could allow an attacker with low user privileges to create a malicious DLL that could lead to escalated privileges.

The advisory is shared for download at helpcenter.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-28339 since 04/01/2022. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/30/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 5.3.1308 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HouseCall for Home Networks 5.3.1308

Timelineinfo

04/01/2022 🔍
02/22/2025 +1058 days 🔍
02/22/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2025 +157 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: ZDI-22-620
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28339 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28339
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296588

Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2025 23:02
Updated: 07/30/2025 00:33
Changes: 02/22/2025 23:02 (64), 07/30/2025 00:33 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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