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CVE-2022-40139 - Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service

AI Vulnerability Context

Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service clients could allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vul...

Overview

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Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service clients could allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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Vulnerability status

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CISA KEVHIGH
CVE ID
CVE-2022-40139
Vendor/project
Trend Micro
Product
Apex One and Apex One as a Service
Vulnerability name
Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Validation Vulnerability
Date added
2022-09-15
Due date
2022-10-06
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
7.2
CWE-353CWE-641

Exploit context

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Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service clients could allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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