High severity7.2CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40139
CVE-2022-40139
Description
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 allow a Apex One server administrator to instruct affected clients to download an unverified rollback package, which could lead to remote code execution. Please note: an attacker must first obtain Apex One server administration console access in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- Range: 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
News mentions
1- Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in the wildBleepingComputer · May 22, 2026