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CVE-2023-41179

CVE-2023-41179

62.4–77.4Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Sep 19, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
85%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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

FIRST EPSS4.74%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 90.9%

Source stateNo scored conflict

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

trendmicrooriginal assertion
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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.

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

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

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.047390000000; percentile 0.908610000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
trendmicroapex_one
[{"status": "affected", "version": "2019"}]unknown
trendmicroapex_one
[{"status": "affected", "version": "2019"}]unknown
trendmicroworry-free_business_security
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0"}]unknown
trendmicroworry-free_business_security_services
[{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "*", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Apex One
[{"status": "affected", "version": "2019 (14.0)", "lessThan": "14.0.0.12380", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Apex One
[{"status": "affected", "version": "SaaS", "lessThan": "14.0.12637", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0 SP1", "lessThan": "10.0 SP1 Build 2495", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services
[{"status": "affected", "version": "SaaS", "lessThan": "6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105", "versionType": "semver"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:-:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:saas:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security_services:-:*:*:*:saas:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.2
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.