CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-41179

CVE-2023-41179

Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 7.2 · HIGH ⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

On the CISA KEV catalog

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2023-09-21. Federal remediation due 2023-10-12.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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.

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected products

Trendmicro apex oneTrendmicro worry-free business securityTrendmicro worry-free business security servicesMicrosoft windows

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References

Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-31. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.