CVE-2022-26871 vulnerability in TrendMicro Products
Published on March 29, 2022
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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow for remote code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 21, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-26871 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
The software does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-26871
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro Apex Central Version 2019 (on-premise), SaaS is affected by CVE-2022-26871Exploit Probability
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