CVE-2022-26871
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated...
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-26871- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-26871- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31420
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31420- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j827-v44f-fw4p
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated...
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload an arbitrary file which could lead to remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-j827-v44f-fw4p- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow for remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-26871- Weakness
- CWE-184
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26871 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Trend Micro Apex Central, published March 29, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 31, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290678
jpcert.or.jp/english/at/2022/at220008.html
jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99107357
appweb.trendmicro.com/supportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4435
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26871
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26871
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j827-v44f-fw4p