CVE-2023-41179 (GCVE-0-2023-41179)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-19 13:44 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex One |
Affected:
2019 (14.0) , < 14.0.0.12380
(semver)
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