CVE-2018-6222
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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- trendmicro/email encryption gateway
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.