Trend Micro Apex One Anti-Spyware Engine link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Trend Micro Apex One. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Anti-Spyware Engine. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-52091. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Anti-Spyware Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/11/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-52091 since 12/26/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/21/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-56765). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/26/2023 🔍
01/11/2024 +16 days 🔍
01/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2025 +526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250415
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:45
Updated: 06/21/2025 01:56
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:45 (37), 06/21/2025 01:56 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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