CVE-2025-54948 (GCVE-0-2025-54948)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-05 13:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:45- CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex One |
Affected:
2019 (14.0) , < 14.0.0.14039
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apexone_server:14.0.0.14039:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-78 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Apex One |
| Due Date | 2025-09-08 |
| Date Added | 2025-08-18 |
| Vendorproject | Trend Micro |
| Vulnerabilityname | Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code... |
| Vendor | Trend Micro, Inc. |
| Product | Trend Micro Apex One |
| Added Date | 2026-06-01T10:38:51.174Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.4 |
| Epss Score | 0.20253 |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | 0.97142 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev |
|
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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