Trend Micro Apex One/Apex One as a Service Rollback input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Rollback Handler. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-40139. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Rollback Handler. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper validation of some components used by the rollback mechanism in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service clients could allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2022 with Trend Micro. The advisory is shared for download at success.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-40139 since 09/06/2022. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/31/2025).

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 09/15/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 10/06/2022:

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (718). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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10/31/2025 +1137 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: success.trendmicro.com
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-40139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209088
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2022 08:27
Updated: 10/31/2025 19:52
Changes: 09/20/2022 08:27 (37), 10/21/2022 07:07 (13), 04/27/2024 17:52 (24), 06/17/2024 01:56 (2), 09/25/2024 12:29 (1), 01/29/2025 17:48 (13), 10/31/2025 19:52 (1)
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