CVE-2025-54948
Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 8 September 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 20.79% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 18 August 2025 · due 8 September 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- trendmicro/apex one
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652 ; N/A ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54948
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.