CVE-2023-25144 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Apex One
A local attacker can exploit improper access control in Trend Micro Apex One to gain elevated privileges and create arbitrary directories.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-25144?
CVE-2023-25144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 7 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and create arbitrary directories with arbitrary ownership.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25144?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2023-25144?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-25144 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25144 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One
- CVE-2020-8599 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2025-54948 Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection
- CVE-2021-36741 Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2020-8467 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-8468 Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w399-9p4f-cg3q.