CVE-2023-41179 KEV
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-10-12.
Description
A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation. Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system 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 | 4.25% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2023-10-12 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-09-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2023-09-21 |
| Due | 2023-10-12 |
| Vendor / product | Trend Micro / Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| trendmicro | apex one |
| trendmicro | worry-free business security |
| trendmicro | worry-free business security services |
References
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41179
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