# CVE-2022-40144: Auth bypass in Trend Micro Apex One

> Attackers can bypass login authentication in Trend Micro Apex One by falsifying request parameters, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mr2g-23mq-vj3h

## What is CVE-2022-40144?

CVE-2022-40144 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 19 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow an attacker to bypass the product's login authentication by falsifying request parameters on affected installations.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Apex One.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One

- [CVE-2020-8599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8599/): Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-54948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54948/): Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-36741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36741/): Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8467/): Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8468/): Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40144 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 19 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trendmicro Apex One. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.