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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 an

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 59/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Sep 21, 2023). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Oct 12, 2023.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One 14.0.0.12380, 14.0.12637; Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 Build 2495; Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One 14.0.0.12380, 14.0.12637; Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 Build 2495; Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
Sep 19, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
4.2% · 91th percentile

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Action score

59

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 21, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Oct 12, 2023.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
trendmicroapex one
trendmicroworry-free business security
trendmicroworry-free business security services
microsoftwindows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • trendmicro apex one2019
  • trendmicro worry-free business security10.0
  • trendmicro worry-free business security servicesall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (trendmicro). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One

    • 2019 (14.0) and later · before 14.0.0.12380affected · semver
    • SaaS and later · before 14.0.12637affected · semver

  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security

    • 10.0 SP1 and later · before 10.0 SP1 Build 2495affected · semver

  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services

    • SaaS and later · before 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105affected · semver

Same product

trendmicro: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-54948A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious KEV
    79This week
  • CVE-2020-8599Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that could allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary datKEV
    73This week
  • CVE-2020-8467A migration tool component of Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG contains a vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to eKEV
    68This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-34147Jun 26, 2023 · An exposed dangerous function vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service security agent could allow a local attacke
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-34148Jun 26, 2023 · An exposed dangerous function vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service security agent could allow a local attacke
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-47192Jan 23, 2024 · An agent link vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected insta
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One14.0.0.12380Vendor (CNA)
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One14.0.12637Vendor (CNA)
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security10.0 SP1 Build 2495Vendor (CNA)
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. CISA KEV+2 d
  3. TodayNov 7, 2026+1145 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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