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01 Record

CVE-2023-41179

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

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: trendmicro
CNA base score7.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-21. Federal remediation due 2023-10-12.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
4.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-09-19 13:44Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-10-21 23:05Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-08-24
Assigning CNA
trendmicro
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
30dc2caee3cb2dd623fb88866ac8a3b9d8719fadb7d259073de2d6fe4a7d6205

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Apex One2019 (14.0) to < 14.0.0.12380, SaaS to < 14.0.12637—
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security10.0 SP1 to < 10.0 SP1 Build 2495—
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security ServicesSaaS to < 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105—
trendmicroapex_one2019—
trendmicroworry-free_business_security10.0—
trendmicroworry-free_business_security_services0 to < *—

06 References