Actively exploited · Published Sep 19, 2023 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2023-41179
High 7.2 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in Trend Micro Apex One from Trend Micro, Inc.. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on September 21, 2023). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Oct 12, 2023.
Official 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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex One | 2019 (14.0) – before 14.0.0.12380 |
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex One | SaaS – before 14.0.12637 |
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security | 10.0 SP1 – before 10.0 SP1 Build 2495 |
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services | SaaS – before 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H