CVE-2023-41179 · netVigilance record NV23-0136
Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution
past due
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2023-10-12 · passed 2 years 10 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 2 years 10 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-41179 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- success.trendmicro.com success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179