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CVE-2023-28929

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-28929 is a DLL Hijacking vulnerability affecting Trend Micro Security 2021, 2022, and 2023 (Consumer) products. An attacker could exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in a specific location, leading to arbitrary code execution and persistence each time a legitimate executable is launched. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 17.0.1412CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus\+_security_2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 17.0.1412CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:internet_security_2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 17.0.1412CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 17.0.1412CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:premium_security_2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 17.7.1476CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus\+_security_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

helpcenter.trendmicro.com / en-us/article/tmka-19062
Vendor Advisory