# CVE-2022-44654: Security feature bypass in Trend Micro Apex One

> Trend Micro Apex One lacks SAFESEH protection, allowing attackers to bypass memory safety checks and potentially execute malicious payloads.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 21 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5cxp-p2q9-w7hr

## What is CVE-2022-44654?

CVE-2022-44654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Affected builds of Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service contain a monitor engine component that is complied without the /SAFESEH memory protection mechanism which helps to monitor for malicious payloads. The affected component's memory protection mechanism has been updated to enhance product security.

Weakness: CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Apex One.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44654 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-2022-44654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 21 Nov 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-2022-44654 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-2022-44654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.