# CVE-2023-28929: Other in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)

> Attackers can execute malicious code via DLL hijacking when specific executables are launched, affecting Trend Micro Security users.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g93-cf4g-mr26

## What is CVE-2023-28929?

CVE-2023-28929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 26 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Trend Micro Security 2021, 2022, and 2023 (Consumer) are vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability which could allow an attacker to use a specific executable file as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicious program each time the executable file is started.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28929?

It affects 12 products.


Products: Trendmicro Antivirus\+ Security 2021, Trendmicro Antivirus\+ Security 2022, Trendmicro Antivirus\+ Security 2023, Trendmicro Internet Security 2021, Trendmicro Internet Security 2022, Trendmicro Internet Security 2023, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2021, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2022, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2023, Trendmicro Premium Security 2021, Trendmicro Premium Security 2022, Trendmicro Premium Security 2023.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28929?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28929 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28929 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28929 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)

- [CVE-2021-44023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44023/): Path traversal in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28929 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 26 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28929 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Security (Consumer). 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-2023-28929/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28929/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28929
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28929
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28929

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28929/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.