CVE-2022-41746
Trend Micro Apex One Agent vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A forced browsing vulnerability (CVE-2022-41746) was discovered in Trend Micro Apex One that could allow an attacker with access to the Apex One console to escalate privileges. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 7th, 2022, affecting Apex One installations (Zero Day Initiative).

Technical details

The specific vulnerability exists within the Apex One web console. By navigating directly to a URL, an authenticated user can bypass authorization and gain write access to server configuration. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.0 score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating its critical severity (Zero Day Initiative).

Impact

An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reconfigure the server and associated endpoint agents. This could potentially lead to significant system compromise and unauthorized control over the Apex One infrastructure (Zero Day Initiative).

Mitigation and workarounds

Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. Users should apply the latest security patches to their Apex One installations to prevent potential exploitation (Zero Day Initiative).

Additional resources


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