CVE-2023-25148 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A security agent link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to exploit the vulnerability by changing a specific file into a pseudo-symlink, allowing 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Trendmicro	Apex One

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::saas:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:-::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29126	A security agent link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to exploit the vulnerability by changing a specific file into a pseudo-symlink, allowing 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-173/

History

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trendmicro

Published: 2023-03-07T22:20:13.080Z

Updated: 2025-03-05T20:42:50.654Z

Reserved: 2023-02-03T15:46:02.643Z

Link: CVE-2023-25148

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:18:35.576Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-10T21:15:15.257

Modified: 2025-03-05T21:15:17.473

Link: CVE-2023-25148

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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