CVE-2025-54948A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Aug 18, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Sep 8, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.
- CVSS
- 9.4 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Aug 18, 2025; federal remediation due Sep 8, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 23.92% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- trendmicro
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One trendmicro:apexone_server | 2019 (14.0) builds before 14.0.0.14039 | CNA record |
trendmicro apex_one trendmicro:apex_one | 2019 | NVD |
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652patch, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54948us-government-resource
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