Is CVE-2023-52091 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-52091 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-52091?

CVE-2023-52091 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-52091?

CVE-2023-52091 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52091?

Upgrade apex one to 14.0.12849 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-52091

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An anti-spyware engine link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges 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.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

apex oneNVD

Affected:< 14.0.12849Fixed in:14.0.12849CVE-2023-52091derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

success.trendmicro.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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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 2025-06-20.