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title: "CVE-2022-40139: Trend Micro Apex One vulnerability | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40139
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# CVE-2022-40139: Trend Micro Apex One vulnerability | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by trendmicro. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40139)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.2

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | High      | An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.        |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.03439 (3.4% probability)

Percentile

89.1%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Validation Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Sep 15, 2022

Federal due date

Oct 6, 2022

### CISA assessment as of Jan 29, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Trend Micro Apex One

  - affected: 2019 (on-prem) and SaaS

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528](https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000291528)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 6, 2022
2. Added to CISA KEV Sep 15, 2022
3. Record published Sep 19, 2022
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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