CVE-2022-40139 KEV
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-10-06.
Description
Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service clients could allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.29% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-10-06 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-09-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Validation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-09-15 |
| Due | 2022-10-06 |
| Vendor / product | Trend Micro / Apex One and Apex One as a Service |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| trendmicro | apex one |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD