Apex One and Apex Central

CVE-2025-49158: Uncontrolled search path in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalation privileges on affected installations.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 6.7
EPSS0.16%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
Trend Micro Apex One 2019 (14.0)14.0.0.14002 or later
Trend Micro Apex One as a Service SaaS14.0.14492 or later

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What it is

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalation privileges on affected installations.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Sources

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