CVE DATABASE / CVE-2022-40139
CVE-2022-40139
Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Validation Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-09-15.
Federal remediation due 2022-10-06.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.2 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Affected products
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References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-40139
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-31. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.