Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-36307. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

A security agent link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information about the agent 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-36307 since 05/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211853 (Trend Micro Apex One Multiple Vulnerabilities (KA-0016669)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211853). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211853
Nessus Name: Trend Micro Apex One Multiple Vulnerabilities (KA-0016669)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/23/2024 🔍
06/06/2024 +14 days 🔍
06/06/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2025 +386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-36307 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-36307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267287

Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2024 20:18
Updated: 06/28/2025 00:20
Changes: 06/06/2024 20:18 (50), 11/26/2024 18:30 (3), 06/28/2025 00:20 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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