CVE-2025-71212A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations.
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A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalate 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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
trendmicro apex_one trendmicro:apex_one | before 14.0.0.14136; before 14.0.20315 | NVD |
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458vendor-advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-138/third-party-advisory
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