high7.2Known exploited
CVE-2023-41179
Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2023-09-21. Federal due date: 2023-10-12.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trendmicro | Apex One | Version 2019 |
| Trendmicro | Worry-Free Business Security | Version 10.0 |
| Trendmicro | Worry-Free Business Security Services | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41179