Auth bypass in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2023-34146
An exposed dangerous function vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service security agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and write an arbitrary value to specific Trend Micro agent subkeys on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is a similar, but not identical vulnerability as CVE-2023-34147 and CVE-2023-34148.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Trendmicro Apex One — versions 2019
- Trend Micro, Inc. Micro Apex One — versions 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000293322 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-832/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-34146?
- CVE-2023-34146 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-34146?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.