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TI-2022-19029 Aliases CVE-2022-40139GHSA-6h63-j29f-rv95

Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex…

Priority CRITICAL 91Exploited in the wildPublished · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service clients could allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-09-15CISA due date 2022-10-06
EPSS 0.03439 89th 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
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Trend MicroTrend Micro Apex One2019 (on-prem) and SaaS—No fix listedCNA
  • Trend Micro Apex One VendorTrend Micro Affected 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTrendmicro
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2019VulnerableTrendmicro
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
  • cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2019 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-09-15 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40139
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h63-j29f-rv95

References

  • TI-2025-34668 OS command injection in Trend Micro Apex One KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-10115 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Trend Micro Apex Central KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-06895 Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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Sources