CVE-2025-69258 (GCVE-0-2025-69258)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-08 12:50 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the context of SYSTEM on affected installations.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-09 04:55 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex Central |
Affected:
2019 (14.0) , < Build 7190
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apexcentral:2019:7190:-:*:-:windows:*:* |
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