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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-9489

Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Jan 17, 2020 · corrected/updated Jan 17, 2020 · Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service · evidence confidence very high

A directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan (versions XG and 11.0), and Worry-Free Business Security (versions 10.0, 9.5 and 9.0) could allow an attacker to modify arbitrary files on the affected product's management console.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2019-9489 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jan 17, 2020. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 17, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan (versions XG and 11.0), and Worry-Free Business Security (versions 10.0, 9.5 and 9.0) could allow an attacker to modify arbitrary files on the affected product's management console.

  2. Jan 17, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Serviceversion unspecified

Sources

  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-9489

    A directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan (versions XG and 11.0), and Worry-Free Business Security (versions 10.0, 9.5 and 9.0) could allow an attacker to modify arbitrary files on the affected product's management console.

    vulncheck.com

References