CVE-2023-41179
Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Oct 12, 2023.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex One | Trend Micro | 2019 | NVD |
| Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security | Trend Micro | — | KEV |
Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2023-41179 scored CVSS 7.2: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security, Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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