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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-41749
CVE-2022-41749:
Trend Micro Apex One Agent vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-41749 is an origin validation error vulnerability discovered in Trend Micro Apex One agents. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 7, 2022, affecting Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent installations (Zero Day Initiative).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the Apex One NT Listener service and results from insufficient validation of the origin of commands. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating a high severity level (Zero Day Initiative).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM on affected installations (Zero Day Initiative).
Mitigation and workarounds
Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the latest security updates to protect their systems (Zero Day Initiative).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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