Is CVE-2022-40139 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2022-40139 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-09-15.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-40139?

CVE-2022-40139 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-40139?

CVE-2022-40139 has an EPSS score of 2.93% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-40139

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 85th pctl

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

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

Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service contain an improper validation of rollback mechanism components that could lead to remote code execution.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-10-06

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-31.