Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One
CVE-2023-25148

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Trend Micro
Status
Trend Micro Apex One
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 March 2023

What is CVE-2023-25148?

A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One poses a risk that could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges. By manipulating a specific file into a pseudo-symlink, an attacker with low-privileged code execution could potentially gain higher privileges without authorization. This creates an avenue for unauthorized access to sensitive system resources on affected installations.

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Affected Version(s)

Trend Micro Apex One 2019 (14.0) < 14.0.0.11564

References

https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-173/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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