CVEs / CVE-2023-41179
CVE-2023-41179: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 21 Sep 2023
- high 7.2 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 4.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security contain an unspecified vulnerability in the third-party anti-virus uninstaller that could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to conduct remote code execution. An attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Description
A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation. Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One | from 2019 (14.0), before 14.0.0.12380 | 14.0.0.12380 |
| Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One | from SaaS, before 14.0.12637 | 14.0.12637 |
| Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security | from 10.0 SP1, before 10.0 SP1 Build 2495 | 10.0 SP1 Build 2495 |
| Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services | from SaaS, before 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105 | 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105 |
| trendmicro apex_one | 2019 | — |
| trendmicro worry-free_business_security | 10.0 | — |
| trendmicro worry-free_business_security_services | all versions | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 21 Sep 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
References
- CVE-2023-41179 on NVD
- CVE-2023-41179 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US (cited by CISA)
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/ Third Party Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706 Broken Link
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41179 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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