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CVE-2023-41179

7.2 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-09-19 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security

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.

Added to KEV: 2023-09-21
Remediation due: 2023-10-12
Ransomware use: Unknown
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

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2023-09-19
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-94

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.

Affected configurations

• trendmicro apex one 2019 • trendmicro worry-free business security 10.0 • trendmicro worry-free business security services

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References