# CVE-2024-23940: Other in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) uiAirSupport

> Attackers can execute code and escalate privileges via DLL hijacking in Trend Micro Security consumer products.

- **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:** 29 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 29 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9fpx-vc83-vhpf

## What is CVE-2024-23940?

CVE-2024-23940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) uiAirSupport, published on 29 Jan 2024. 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 uiAirSupport, included in the Trend Micro Security 2023 family of consumer products, version 6.0.2092 and below is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking/proxying vulnerability, which if exploited could allow an attacker to impersonate and modify a library to execute code on the system and ultimately escalate privileges on an affected system.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23940?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Trendmicro Air Support, Trendmicro Antivirus \+ Security, Trendmicro Internet Security, Trendmicro Maximum Security, Trendmicro Premium Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23940?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23940 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-23940 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23940 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) uiAirSupport, published on 29 Jan 2024. 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-23940 exists.

Affected product: Trend Micro Security (Consumer) uiAirSupport. 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-2024-23940/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23940/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23940
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23940
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23940

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23940/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.