Trend Micro Apex One

A link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service servers could allow a local attacker to abuse an insecure directory that could allow a low-privileged user to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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.

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.

An input validation vulnerability found in multiple Trend Micro products utilizing a particular version of a specific rootkit protection driver could allow an attacker in user-mode with administrator permissions to abuse the driver to modify a kernel address that may cause a system crash or potentially lead to code execution in kernel mode. An attacker must already have obtained administrator access on the target machine (either legitimately or via a separate unrelated attack) to exploit this vulnerability.

An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the Damage Cleanup Engine component of Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and delete files on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A vulnerability in an Trend Micro Apex One, Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services dll may allow an attacker to manipulate it to cause an out-of-bounds read that crashes multiple processes in the product. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A link following denial-of-service vulnerability in Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (on prem only) could allow a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of SYSTEM. This is similar to, but not the same as CVE-2021-44024. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A link following denial-of-service vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS) and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (10.0 SP1 and Services) could allow a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of SYSTEM. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

An Out-of-Bounds access vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to create a specially crafted message to cause memory corruption on a certain service process which could lead to local privilege escalation on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent iCore service signature verification could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The following information is provided as informational only for CVE references, as these were addressed already via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release).

A Time-of-Check Time-Of-Use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerability Protection integrated component could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and turn a specific working directory into a mount point on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A Time-of-Check Time-Of-Use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: a local attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2023-32555.

A Time-of-Check Time-Of-Use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: a local attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2023-32554.

A Time-of-Check Time-Of-Use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Apex One (on-premise) server could allow a pre-authenticated local attacker to modify a key table on the server to inject malicious code to deploy to agents on affected installations. This vulnerability is only exploitable on the on-premise version of Apex One and a potential attacker must have access to the Apex One Server and already obtained administrative credentials to the server via some other method to exploit this vulnerability.

An issue in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow an attacker who has previously acquired administrative rights via other means to bypass the protection by using a specifically crafted DLL during a specific update process. Please note: an attacker must first obtain administrative access on the target system via another method in order to exploit this.

A registry permissions vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One Data Loss Prevention (DLP) module could allow a local attacker with administrative credentials to bypass certain elements of the product's anti-tampering mechanisms on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain administrative credentials on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

An improper access control information disclosure vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG SP1, and Worry-Free Business Security could allow an unauthenticated user to create a bogus agent on an affected server that could be used then make valid configuration queries.

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex Central. Please note: user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

Trend Micro Apex One (2019) is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the product console. Note that the Japanese version of the product is NOT affected.

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

An out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One may allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information to an unprivileged account on vulnerable installations of the product. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. The subs affected in this vulnerability makes it unique compared to similar CVEs such as CVE-2020-24565 and CVE-2020-25770.

An out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One may allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information to an unprivileged account on vulnerable installations of the product. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. The subs affected in this vulnerability makes it unique compared to similar CVEs such as CVE-2020-24564 and CVE-2020-25770.

An out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One may allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information to an unprivileged account on vulnerable installations of the product. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. The subs affected in this vulnerability makes it unique compared to similar CVEs such as CVE-2020-24564 and CVE-2020-25771.

An out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One may allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information to an unprivileged account on vulnerable installations of the product. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. The subs affected in this vulnerability makes it unique compared to similar CVEs such as CVE-2020-24564 and CVE-2020-25770.

An out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One may allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information to an unprivileged account on vulnerable installations of the product. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target in order to exploit these vulnerabilities. The subs affected in this vulnerability makes it unique compared to similar CVEs such as CVE-2020-24564 and CVE-2020-25771.

An out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), OfficeScan XG SP1, and Worry-Free Business Security (10.0 SP1 and Services) could allow an attacker to disclose sensitive information about a named pipe. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A security agent link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information about the agent on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

An Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is similar to, but not the same as CVE-2022-44648.

An Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is similar to, but not the same as CVE-2022-44647.

Trend Micro's Virus Scan API (VSAPI) and Advanced Threat Scan Engine (ATSE) - are vulnerable to a memory exhaustion vulnerability that may lead to denial-of-service or system freeze if exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted file.

An insecure file permissions vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service and OfficeScan XG SP1 could allow a local attacker to take control of a specific log file on affected installations.

An origin validation error vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to cause a denial-of-service on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service agent could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A reachable assertion vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow an attacker to crash the program on affected installations, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS). Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

An arbitrary file creation by privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1, and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow a local attacker to create an arbitrary file with higher privileges that could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service agent could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro registry keys including its own protected registry keys on affected installations.

An improper access control information disclosure vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan XG SP1 could allow an unauthenticated user to connect to the product server and reveal the total agents managed by the server.

An improper access control information disclosure vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan XG SP1 could allow an unauthenticated user to connect to the product server and reveal version and build information.

An improper access control information disclosure vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan XG SP1 could allow an unauthenticated user to connect to the product server and reveal server hostname and db names.