Trend Micro Apex One/Apex One as a Service LogServer link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component LogServer. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-52048. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component LogServer. 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. CVE summarizes:

A LogServer link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. This vulnerability is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2024-52049. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared for download at success.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-52048 since 11/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/26/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/05/2024 🔍
12/31/2024 +56 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: success.trendmicro.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-52048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289904

Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2024 17:35
Updated: 08/26/2025 00:29
Changes: 12/31/2024 17:35 (63), 08/26/2025 00:29 (1)
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