Auth bypass in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-40144
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service could allow an attacker to bypass the product's login authentication by falsifying request parameters on affected installations.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Trend Micro Apex One — versions 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS
- Trendmicro Apex_one — versions 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@trendmicro.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@trendmicro.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@trendmicro.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@trendmicro.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40144?
- CVE-2022-40144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40144?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-40144 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.