CVE-2023-47199: Trend Micro Apex One · CWE-346
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, 17:16 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 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.