{
  "id": "CVE-2023-41179",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2023-41179",
  "published": "2023-09-19T14:15:21.343Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T06:20:55.260Z",
  "score": 7.2,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.04251,
  "epss_percentile": 0.90774,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-09-21",
    "due": "2023-10-12",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Trend Micro, Inc.",
    "trendmicro"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One",
    "Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security",
    "Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services",
    "trendmicro apex_one",
    "trendmicro worry-free_business_security",
    "trendmicro worry-free_business_security_services"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-94"
  ],
  "description": "A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation. Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.2,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90967486/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000294706",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000294994",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41179",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41179",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}