CVE-2023-41179
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-41179 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-21) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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
- 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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 91% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-41179: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-09-21
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