CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2023-41179

Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security

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.

CVSS: 7.2
EPSS: 4.74%
CISA KEV: Listed
Published: 2023.09.19

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV

Exploit probability4.74%

Technical severityCVSS 7.2

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security
Affected versions: 2019 (14.0), SaaS, 10.0 SP1, 2019, 10.0
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Due date: 2023.10.12

1
Identify
Confirm that Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-94
KEV added: 2023.09.21
Ransomware use: 미확인