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CVE-2023-41179: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-09-21
- EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-09-19 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: 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 products
- Trend Micro Apex One: 2019
- Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security: 10.0-sp1
- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services: all versions
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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