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Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security

YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2023-41179

Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2023-10-12
overdue since 2023-10-12
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)4.2% · 91percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing2 days (2023-09-19 → 2023-09-21)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)21 days
Days on the KEV list1147 days
Date added to KEV2023-09-21
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorTrend Micro
ProductApex One and Worry-Free Business Security
Weaknesses (CWE)n/a

Trend Micro: 12 entries (0.7% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 1 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)

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Description

Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security contain an unspecified vulnerability in the third-party anti-virus uninstaller that could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to conduct remote code execution. An attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179

References

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