CVE-2022-26871
Actively exploited. CVE-2022-26871 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-31) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow for remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow for remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Trend Micro Apex Central are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Trend Micro Apex Central to address this vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 97% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-26871: Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-31
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