CVE-2023-52094: trend micro, inc. trend micro apex one Link Following
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-52094 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in trend micro, inc. trend micro apex one. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 23-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 20-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An updater link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One agent could allow a local attacker to abuse the updater to delete an arbitrary folder, leading for a local privilege escalation 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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.31% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Trend micro, inc.2 products
- trend micro apex one≥ 2019 (14.0), < 14.0.0.12534
- trend micro apex one as a service≥ SaaS, < 14.0.12849
Trendmicro1 product
- apex_one< 14.0.12849 | 2019
2 vendors · 3 products