CVE-2019-18189 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan (11.0, XG), and Worry-Free Business Security (9.5, 10.0). This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass security and gain root access to the product's management console. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xgCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xgCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.