# 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 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2023-41179
- CVSS: 7.2
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-09-21; CISA due date 2023-10-12
- EPSS: 4.22% (percentile 91.1)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2024-09-25)
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Published: 2023-09-19

## Affected versions

- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One: affected >= 2019 (14.0) and < 14.0.0.12380; >= SaaS and < 14.0.12637
- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security: affected >= 10.0 SP1 and < 10.0 SP1 Build 2495
- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services: affected >= SaaS and < 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105

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

## References

- [other] https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994
- [other] https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706
- [other] https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41179

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