Vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange (CVE-2017-14091)
Summary
Vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange (CVE-2017-14091). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange 12.0 exists in which certain specific installations that utilize a uncommon feature - Other Update Sources - could be exploited to overwrite sensitive files in the ScanMail for Exchange directory.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-14091 has been found in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange CVE-2017-14091" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-14091 (Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange) — CWE-345 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-345) exists in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- exploit coresecurity.com
- patch success.trendmicro.com