CVE-2022-26871

Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 31 Mar 2022

Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.

Key facts

Published
29 Mar 2022
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
trendmicro
KEV added
31 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
21 Apr 2022
EPSS
19.481% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.416% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Trend MicroTrend Micro Apex Central
  • 2019 (on-premise), SaaS (affected)

Timeline

  1. 29 Mar 2022 Published
  2. 31 Mar 2022 CVE-2022-26871 added to CISA KEV
  3. 31 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References