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CVE-2018-6222

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6222 describes an arbitrary logs location vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway version 5.5. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to alter log file locations, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution on the vulnerable system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-44166) exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:email_encryption_gateway:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44166 · Feb 22, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0127 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

success.trendmicro.com / solution/1119349
PatchVendor Advisory
coresecurity.com / advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilities
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/44166
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry