CVE-2022-40139Improper 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 aff…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Sep 15, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Oct 6, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Sep 15, 2022; federal remediation due Oct 6, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 3.29% (percentile 88)
- Assigned by
- trendmicro
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Trend Micro Trend Micro Apex One trend_micro:apex_one (from the name) | 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS | CNA record |
trendmicro apex_one trendmicro:apex_one | all versions; 2019 | NVD |
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528x-refsource-misc, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-40139us-government-resource
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