1. Hotfix Release Information

Resolved Known Issues

Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service

There are no issues for this Hotfix release.

Trend Micro Apex One™ as a Service

This Hotfix resolves the following issue(s):

Issue 1 (PCT-102270),

An issue related to the "Automatically stop Scheduled Scan" setting may cause the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to revert to an incorrect configuration shortly after receiving an update from the server.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Server to ensure the correct global setting keys are used when synchronizing scheduled scan configurations with the Security Agent.

Issue 2 (PCT-106130),

The "Patch_Build" registry value may not be updated correctly after applying a TrendAI Apex One Server update.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Server to resolve the issue.

Issue 3 (PCT-100285),

An issue may prevent the "Last Connected" status and policy updates from synchronizing correctly between TrendAI Apex Central and TrendAI Apex One.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the Plug-in Manager component to version 2.5.0.6248 to resolve the issue.

Issue 4

A potential vulnerability is found in the OpenSSL and libcurl libraries used by TrendAI Apex One.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the OpenSSL library to version 3.6.2 and the libcurl library to version 8.20.0 in TrendAI Apex One Server and Security Agent to protect against the vulnerability.

Issue 5 (V1E-183345),

On ARM64 platforms, the system may not start the Virtual Analyzer Suspicious Object (VASO) submission process using the Advanced Threat Scan Engine.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the Virus Scan Engine driver and the related component in TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to resolve the issue.

Issue 6 (V1E-185897),

An issue may affect the performance of the Behavior Monitoring Core Service.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the Behavior Monitoring Core Service to version 2.98.2193 to resolve the issue.

Issue 7 (V1E-184839),

An issue may prevent TrendAI Apex One Security Agent from applying policy updates or cause the Security Agent service to stop responding.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent service to resolve the issue.

Issue 8 (V1E-185088),

An issue may prevent the system from loading the scan exclusion settings correctly during the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent startup or engine re-initialization process.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent program to resolve the issue.

Issue 9

A potential local privilege escalation vulnerability is found in TrendAI Apex One Security Agent.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent program to resolve the issue.

Issue 10

A potential privilege escalation vulnerability is found in TrendAI Apex One Security Agent that may allow a low-privilege user to stop the agent service.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to resolve the issue.

Issue 11 (PCT-104404),

A memory leak may occur in the Trend Micro Common Client Communication Service when processing high volumes of network traffic.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent service to resolve the issue.

Issue 12 (V1E-175456),

An issue related to sample detection process may prevent TrendAI Apex One Security Agent from generating Remote Ransomware detection logs.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to ensure that Virus Scan Engine pattern files are correctly managed and reloaded based on the scan mode to resolve the issue.

Issue 13 (PCT-105032),

The TrendAI Apex One Security Agent console may stop responding or terminate unexpectedly when a user expands or selects the C: drive.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent program to resolve the issue.

Issue 14

A potential privilege escalation vulnerability is found in TrendAI Apex One Security Agent that may allow an attacker to bypass password verification or modify sensitive registry keys.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent program to harden IPC command validation and sender verification to resolve the issue.

Issue 15 (PCT-101332),

When TrendAI Apex One Security Agent is offline, an issue related to server communication may cause the system to incorrectly display the "Cannot complete the scan" message for a manual scan.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent service to resolve the issue.

Issue 16 (PCT-104734),

An issue related to process ID (PID) reuse may cause TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to incorrectly terminate a critical system process, resulting in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent service to ensure process identities are verified before termination to resolve the issue.

Issue 17

A potential local privilege escalation vulnerability is found in TrendAI Apex One Security Agent.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent component to include enhanced defenses against COM hijacking and protect against the vulnerability.

Issue 18 (PCT-103266),

A race condition involving process ID (PID) reuse may cause TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to incorrectly terminate a critical system process, leading to a "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED" (0xEF) Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent service to ensure stale PIDs are cleared and process identities are verified before termination to resolve the issue.

Issue 19 (PCT-100756),

The Trend Micro Windows Security Center Service (TmWSCSvc) may become unresponsive or fail to stop correctly during the Security Agent upgrade process.

Solution

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent service to resolve the issue.

Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) as a Service

There are no issues for this Hotfix release.

Enhancements

Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service

There are no enhancements for this Hotfix release.

Trend Micro Apex One™ as a Service

The following enhancements are included in this Hotfix:

Enhancement 1 (V1E-185562),

This Hotfix updates the Data Loss Prevention Service to version 6.2.6116.

Enhancement 2 (V1E-145269),

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Server backup and restore features to optimize the client package packing process and improve service readiness checks.

Enhancement 3 (V1E-185069),

This Hotfix adds the UseGlobalRingAUSource and EnableDLLMonitoring global settings to TrendAI Apex One to allow Security Agents in the Japan region to use the global ActiveUpdate source and provide additional control over DLL injection monitoring.

Enhancement 4 (V1E-185071),

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Server service to set the server certificate verification frequency to hourly for both SaaS and on-premises deployment modes.

Enhancement 5 (V1E-180647),

This Hotfix includes the "AI APP Guard" section in the Behavior Monitoring Event Monitoring settings.

Enhancement 6 (V1E-156625),

This Hotfix updates the unload, upgrade, and service termination processes in TrendAI Apex One Server and Security Agent to enhance system performance, and adds Windows Event Log entries for troubleshooting.

Enhancement 7 (V1E-185922), (V1E-185991),

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to include Indonesia and Brazil in the region mapping tables to ensure proper FQDN resolution for these locations.

Enhancement 8 (V1E-185812),

This Hotfix updates the Network Filtering Driver to version 1.0.542 to support TrendAI rebranding and resolve a TMFBE downgrade issue.

Enhancement 9 (V1E-185373),

This Hotfix updates the Web Browser Extension component to version 0.76 to support WRS21 detection logging and improve communication stability.

Enhancement 10 (V1E-147637),

This Hotfix updates the Trend Micro Solution Platform service to version 6.6.1234 to support the VOneXbcUtility Engine and enhance configuration settings for agent and product identifiers.

Enhancement 11 (V1E-140714),

This Hotfix updates the TrendAI Apex One Security Agent to support MQTT-driven XLogR token and logging URL renewal via TrendAI Vision One to ensure continuous data transmission to the Data Lake.

Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) as a Service

There are no enhancements for this Hotfix release.

Additional Information

Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service

No additional information available.

Trend Micro Apex One™ as a Service

Security Agent version: 14.0.0.20898

Security Agent restart: Yes

Security Agent OS reboot: Not required for Security Agents are running build versions later than 10000.

Estimated size of network traffic (in terms of bandwidth) required for deployment:

32-bit Security Agent Hotfix = 294 MB

64-bit Security Agent Hotfix = 395 MB

Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) as a Service

No additional information available.

2. Documentation Set

    The document set includes:

  • Trend Micro Apex One™ as a Service documents
    • Readme: Contains a list of known issues and may also contain late-breaking product information not found in the Online Help or printed documentation.
    • Knowledge Base: An online database of problem-solving and troubleshooting information. It provides the latest information about known product issues. To access the Knowledge Base, go to the following website: http://esupport.trendmicro.com
  • Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service documents
    • Administrator's Guide: A PDF document that provides detailed instructions for how to configure and manage the Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service console and features.
    • Data Protection Lists (Chapter 1 only): A PDF document that lists predefined data identifiers and templates for Data Loss Prevention.
    • Widget and Policy Management Guide: Explains how to configure Dashboard widgets and Policy Management widgets on the Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service console.
    • Automation Center: Online user guides and references that explain how to use the Apex Central Automation APIs: https://automation.trendmicro.com/apex-central/home
    • Online Help: Provides "how to's", usage advice, and field-specific information. The Help is also accessible from the Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service console.
  • Trend Micro Apex One™ server documents
    • Administrator's Guide: A PDF document that discusses getting started information and Trend Micro Apex One™ server administration.
    • Online Help: Provides "how to's", usage advice, and field-specific information. The Help is accessible from the Trend Micro Apex One™ server, agent, and Policy Server consoles, and from the OfficeScan Master Setup.
  • Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) server documents
    • Administrator's Guide: A PDF document that discusses getting started information and Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) server administration.
    • Online Help: Provides "how to's", usage advice, and field-specific information for Trend Micro. The Help is also accessible from the Trend Micro Apex One™ as a Service console.
  • Security Agent documents
    • Trend Micro Apex One™ Security Agent Online Help: Discusses getting started information, Trend Micro Apex One™ Security Agent installation procedures, and Trend Micro Apex One™ Security Agent management.
    • Trend Micro Apex One™ Security Agent Readme: Contains a list of known issues and may also contain late-breaking product information not found in the Online Help or printed documentation.
    • Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) Security Agent Online Help: Discusses getting started information, Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) Security Agent installation procedures, and Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) Security Agent management.

    Download the latest versions of the PDF documents and readme at our online documentation.

3. Post-installation Configuration

No post-installation steps are required.

NOTE: Trend Micro recommends that you update your scan engine and virus pattern files immediately after installing the product.

4. Known Issues

Trend Micro Apex Central™ as a Service

There are no known issues for this Hotfix release.

Trend Micro Apex One™ as a Service

There are no known issues for this Hotfix release.

Trend Micro Apex One™ (Mac) as a Service

There are no known issues for this Hotfix release.

5. Contact Information

A license to Trend Micro software usually includes the right to product updates, pattern file updates, and basic technical support for one (1) year from the date of purchase only. After the first year, you must renew Maintenance on an annual basis at Trend Micro's then-current Maintenance fees.

Contact Trend Micro via fax, phone, and email, or visit our website to download evaluation copies of Trend Micro products.

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/contact.html

NOTE: This information is subject to change without notice.

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