Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Trend Micro Apex Central
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-345Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-31CISA due date 2022-04-21
EPSS 0.19481 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Apex Central | 2019 (on-premise), SaaS | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Trend Micro Apex Central VendorTrend Micro Affected 2019 (on-premise), SaaS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2019 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:*:saas:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2019 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:*:saas:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-03-31 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-26871
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j827-v44f-fw4p
References
More Trend Micro vulnerabilities
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- TI-2021-14867 Unrestricted file upload in Trend Micro Apex One KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06795 Injection in Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06794 A migration tool component of Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG contains a… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-13207 Path traversal in Trend Micro OfficeScan KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-26871 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-26871 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j827-v44f-fw4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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