CVE-2022-40139 (GCVE-0-2022-40139)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-19 18:01 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15- Improper Validation
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Apex One |
Affected:
2019 (on-prem) and SaaS
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-353 CWE-641 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Apex One and Apex One as a Service |
| Due Date | 2022-10-06 |
| Date Added | 2022-09-15 |
| Vendorproject | Trend Micro |
| Vulnerabilityname | Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Validation Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | Trend Micro |
| Product | Trend Micro Apex One |
| Added Date | 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.2 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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