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GHSA-QVWW-2VWG-9RP6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-21 15:34 – Updated: 2026-05-21 15:34

Details

Please note: although this vulnerability carries a technical critical CVSS rating, this was reported via responsible disclosure via a researcher through the Zero Day Initiative. The SaaS versions of the product have already been mitigated and no customer action required.

For this particular vulnerability, an attacker must have access to the Trend Micro Apex One Management Console, so customers that have their console�s IP address exposed externally should consider mitigating factors such as source restrictions if not already applied.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-71211 (GCVE-0-2025-71211)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 13:02 – Updated: 2026-05-21 14:09

Summary

A vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One management console could allow a remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations. This vulnerability is similar in scope to CVE-2025-71210 but affects a different executable. Please note: although this vulnerability carries a technical critical CVSS rating, this was reported via responsible disclosure via a researcher through the Zero Day Initiative. The SaaS versions of the product have already been mitigated and no customer action required. For this particular vulnerability, an attacker must have access to the Trend Micro Apex One Management Console, so customers that have their console�s IP address exposed externally should consider mitigating factors such as source restrictions if not already applied.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Assigner

trendmicro

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-…
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Trend Micro, Inc.	TrendAI Apex One	Affected: 2019 (14.0) , < 14.0.0.14136 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apexone_op:14.0.0.14136:::::::*
Trend Micro, Inc.	TrendAI Apex One as a Service	Affected: SaaS , < 14.0.20315 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apexone_saas:14.0.0.20315:::::::*

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-QVWW-2VWG-9RP6

CVE-2025-71211 (GCVE-0-2025-71211)

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