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CVE-2023-25146

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

A security agent link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to quarantine a file, delete the original folder and replace with a junction to an arbitrary location, ultimately leading to an arbitrary file dropped to an arbitrary location. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Trend Micro Apex One: before 14.0.11960; 2019 — fixed in 14.0.11960

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Trend Micro Apex One 14.0.11960. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-172/
• https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-172/

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