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CVE-2023-41179

A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected instal…

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A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation. Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
CVSS 7.2 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.1/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.2: +1.08
  • Fresh EPSS: 4.22%: +0.02

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 3 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer
Press · 22 May 2026, 07:00 · Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in the wild - BleepingComputer
BleepingComputer
Press · 26 Feb 2026, 08:00 · Trend Micro warns of critical Apex One code execution flaws - BleepingComputer
BornCity
Press · 20 Sep 2023, 07:00 · Exchange Online: Retirement of Exchange Web Services (EWS) after October 1, 2026 - BornCity

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.1 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.2; EPSS 4.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, high privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:58.231410+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
19 Sep 2023, 13:44
First press mention
20 Sep 2023, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
21 Sep 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
22 May 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58