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CVE-2023-41179

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-09-21 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2023-09-19
  • WeaknessCWE-94

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-1914:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-09-21Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-09-21Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-09-21Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2024-09-2514:33SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Trendmicro apex oneversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2019.x= 2019no fix published
Trendmicro worry-free business securityversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Trendmicro worry-free business security servicesversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA4 products

As trendmicro, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One
    Affected
    • ≥ 2019 (14.0), < 14.0.0.12380fixed in 14.0.0.12380semver
  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One
    Affected
    • ≥ SaaS, < 14.0.12637fixed in 14.0.12637semver
  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security
    Affected
    • ≥ 10.0 SP1, < 10.0 SP1 Build 2495fixed in 10.0 SP1 Build 2495semver
  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services
    Affected
    • ≥ SaaS, < 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105fixed in 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-21

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2023-10-12

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-09-21
Patch Due Date
2023-10-12
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-09-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vq2c-8m6j-g4vh

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41179?

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.

Is CVE-2023-41179 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-41179 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-10-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-41179?

CVE-2023-41179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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