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CVE-2023-41179: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2023-41179
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Trend Microproduct: Apex One, Worry-Free Business SecurityRemote code execution
What
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the third-party anti-virus uninstaller.
Who is affected
Administrators with access to the console on affected Trend Micro products are at risk.
Urgency
Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and rated critical.
Action
Administrators should apply the latest patches provided by Trend Micro.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-09-21
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-41179coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Trend Micro Apex

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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