CVE-2023-34144
Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent Untrusted Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An untrusted search path vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service security agent could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges on affected installations.
Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
This is a similar, but not identical vulnerability as CVE-2023-34145.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Apex One Client Plug-in Service Manager. The issue results from loading a module from an untrusted location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2023-05-26 CVE Reserved
- 2023-06-08 CVE Published
- 2023-07-01 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-835 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000293322?language=en_US | 2023-06-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Trendmicro Search vendor "Trendmicro" | Apex One Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Apex One" | < 14.0.12518 Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Apex One" and version " < 14.0.12518" | saas |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Trendmicro Search vendor "Trendmicro" | Apex One Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Apex One" | 2019 Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Apex One" and version "2019" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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