CVE-2023-41179

Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.2
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 21 Sep 2023

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. Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Key facts

Published: 19 Sep 2023
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: trendmicro
KEV added: 21 Sep 2023
KEV fix due: 12 Oct 2023
EPSS: 4.216% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 91.147% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Trend Micro, Inc.	Trend Micro Apex One	2019 (14.0) up to but excluding 14.0.0.12380 (affected)
Trend Micro, Inc.	Trend Micro Apex One	SaaS up to but excluding 14.0.12637 (affected)
Trend Micro, Inc.	Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security	10.0 SP1 up to but excluding 10.0 SP1 Build 2495 (affected)
Trend Micro, Inc.	Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services	SaaS up to but excluding 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105 (affected)