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Known Exploited Vulnerability
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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-26871
Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

March 29, 2022, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2025, 6:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
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Description :

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow for remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26871

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26871 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Trendmicro apex_one
2 Trendmicro apex_central
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to Trend Micro Apex Central patch 3 build 6016 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-26871 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-26871.

URL Resource
https://appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435 Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000290660 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435 Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000290660 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678 Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-26871 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-26871 weaknesses.

CAPEC-111: JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) CAPEC-141: Cache Poisoning Cache Poisoning CAPEC-142: DNS Cache Poisoning DNS Cache Poisoning CAPEC-148: Content Spoofing Content Spoofing CAPEC-218: Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws CAPEC-701: Browser in the Middle (BiTM) Browser in the Middle (BiTM)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-26871 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-26871 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-345
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357
    Added Reference https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000290660
    Added Reference https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678
    Added Reference https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435 No Types Assigned https://appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357 No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000290660 No Types Assigned https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000290660 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678 No Types Assigned https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html No Types Assigned https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:*:saas:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.57 }} -1.55%

score

0.91896

percentile