Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-41179 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-09-19 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-09-22 15:08:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.022330000 probability, percentile 0.845740000 (date 2026-04-22)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-09-21; due 2023-10-12; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Trend Micro |
|---|---|
| Product | Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security |
| Name | Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Notes | https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Trendmicro | Apex One | 2019 | All | All | All |
| Application | Trendmicro | Apex One | 2019 | All | All | All |
| Application | Trendmicro | Worry-free Business Security | 10.0 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Trendmicro | Worry-free Business Security Services | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| JVNVU#90967486: Trend Micro Endpoint security products for enterprises vulnerable to arbitrary code execution | MISC | jvn.jp | |
| DCX | MISC | success.trendmicro.com | |
| Q&A | Trend Micro Business Support | MISC | success.trendmicro.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.