CVE-2023-25147 Security feature bypass in Trend Micro Apex One
An attacker with existing admin rights can bypass Trend Micro Apex One protection by loading a malicious DLL during updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-25147?
CVE-2023-25147 is a medium-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 issue in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow an attacker who has previously acquired administrative rights via other means to bypass the protection by using a specifically crafted DLL during a specific update process. Please note: an attacker must first obtain administrative access on the target system via another method in order to exploit this.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25147?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2023-25147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-25147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25147 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-x6x2-74g9-vjcw.