Is CVE-2022-40139 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-40139 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-31.

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

CVE-2022-40139 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2022-40139?

Patch guidance is available from trendmicro security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-40139.

Fix CVE-2022-40139 - HIGH trendmicro apex one

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-40139?

2 products: trendmicro apex one, trendmicro apex one.

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TRENDMICRO
Published: 9/19/2022
Last Modified: 10/31/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2022-40139

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