vulnerability
Trend Micro Apex One: CVE-2022-40139: Improper Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 19, 2022 | Mar 21, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 19, 2022
Added
Mar 21, 2025
Modified
Mar 24, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
trend-micro-apex-one-upgrade-latest
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