Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-41179)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2023-09-21 · CVE-2023-41179
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. CISA added CVE-2023-41179 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 21, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Oct 12, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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