CVE-2023-47194: Trend Micro Apex One · Vulnerability
Affects Trend Micro Apex OneSource CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
1. Immediate Steps: Restrict local access to systems running Trend Micro Apex One 2019 (14.0) to trusted personnel only, minimizing opportunities for low-privileged code execution by unauthorized users. 2. Monitoring and Detection: Implement enhanced monitoring for unusual privilege escalation attempts or suspicious local activity on endpoints protected by Apex One. Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 3. Network Segmentation: Segment critical systems to limit the potential impact of a compromised endpoint and reduce lateral movement opportunities. 4. Application Whitelisting: Employ application control policies to prevent unauthorized execution of code that could be used to exploit this vulnerability. 5. Patch Management: Stay in close communication with Trend Micro for updates or patches addressing this vulnerability. Once patches are released, prioritize their deployment across all affected systems. 6. User Privilege Management: Enforce the principle of least privilege rigorously to reduce the number of users and processes running with elevated rights, thereby limiting the attack surface. 7. Incident Response Preparedness: Update incident response plans to include scenarios involving local privilege escalation on endpoints, ensuring rapid containment and remediation if exploitation is detected.
Description
An 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-2023-47195.