VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-25144
An improper access control vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and create arbitrary directories with arbitrary ownership.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An improper access control vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and create arbitrary directories with arbitrary ownership.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- trendmicro/apex one
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-171/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-171/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.