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CVE-2023-47199: Trend Micro Apex One · CWE-346

Affects Trend Micro Apex OneSource CVE Database V5

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jan 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should take immediate steps to mitigate this vulnerability. First, they must verify if their Apex One installations are running the affected 2019 (14.0) version and prioritize upgrading to the latest version or applying vendor-provided patches once available. In the absence of patches, organizations should implement strict endpoint security hygiene: restrict local user permissions to the minimum necessary, enforce application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution, and deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Network segmentation and limiting lateral movement can reduce the impact of a compromised endpoint. Additionally, organizations should conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration tests focusing on privilege escalation vectors. User training to prevent initial low-privilege code execution (e.g., phishing awareness) is also critical. Monitoring vendor advisories for updates on this CVE and related vulnerabilities (such as CVE-2023-47193) is essential to apply timely fixes.

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-2023-47193.

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