CVE-2023-52094
Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent Updater Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An updater link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to abuse the updater to delete an arbitrary folder, leading for a local privilege escalation 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.
Una vulnerabilidad de updater link following en el agente Trend Micro Apex One podría permitir que un atacante local abuse del actualizador para eliminar una carpeta arbitraria, lo que provocaría una escalada de privilegios locales en las instalaciones afectadas. Tenga en cuenta: un atacante primero debe obtener la capacidad de ejecutar código con pocos privilegios en el sistema de destino para poder explotar esta vulnerabilidad.
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 product update mechanism. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the updater to delete a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2023-12-26 CVE Reserved
- 2024-01-10 CVE Published
- 2024-01-31 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-028 | 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/000296151?language=en_US | 2024-01-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Trendmicro Search vendor "Trendmicro" | Apex One Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Apex One" | < 14.0.12849 Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Apex One" and version " < 14.0.12849" | saas |
Affected
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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" | - |
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