# CVE-2022-40139

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2022-40139
- CVSS: 7.2
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-09-15; CISA due date 2022-10-06
- EPSS: 3.44% (percentile 89.1)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Published: 2022-09-19

## Affected versions

- Trend Micro Trend Micro Apex One: affected 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-40139

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