Privilege Escalation via PlugIn Manager Validation in Trend Micro Apex One
CVE-2023-47201 Published on January 23, 2024
A plug-in manager origin validation vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is similar to, but not identical to, CVE-2023-47200.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-47201 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-47201
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One:- Version 2019 (14.0) and below 14.0.0.12526 is affected.
- Version SaaS and below 14.0.12737 is affected.
- Version 14.0 and below 14.0.0.12526 is affected.
- Before 14.0.12737 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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