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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2022-26871

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.8In CISA KEVEPSS 19%Published · Trend Micro

The short answer

CVE-2022-26871 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Apex Central and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-31: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

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.

Weakness: CWE-345.

Severity

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Mar 31, 2022

Federal due date Apr 21, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

19%

Higher than 97% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

Trend Micro Apex Central. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2022-26871 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-26871 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-31, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-04-21.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26871?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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