{"id":"CVE-2023-41179","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-41179","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T10:24:10.717Z","title":"Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","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 attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation.\r\n\r\nNote that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.","published":"2023-09-19T14:15:21.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:20:55.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["trendmicro/apex one","trendmicro/worry-free business security","trendmicro/worry-free business security services"],"epss":{"score":0.04216,"percentile":0.90979,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-09-21","dueDate":"2023-10-12","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 12 October 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41179","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}