CVE-2023-25144

An improper access control vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and create arbitrary directories with arbitrary ownership.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-171/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-171/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::saas:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:-::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

06 Mar 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-269

Information

Published : 2023-03-10 21:15

Updated : 2025-03-06 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-25144

Mitre link : CVE-2023-25144

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-25144

JSON object : View

Products Affected

trendmicro

apex_one

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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