Apex One and Apex Central

CVE-2023-47201: Plug-in manager origin validation in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service

A plug-in manager origin validation vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 6.7
EPSS0.14%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
Trend Micro Apex One 2019 (14.0)14.0.0.12526 or later
Trend Micro Apex One as a Service SaaS 14.0.12737 or later

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What it is

A plug-in manager origin validation vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

This vulnerability is similar to, but not identical to, CVE-2023-47200.

Sources

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