Privilege escalation in Trendmicro Apex One
CVE-2025-49157
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to escalation 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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Trendmicro Apex One
- Trend Micro, Inc. Micro Apex One — versions 2019 (14.0)
- Trend Micro, Inc. Micro Apex One As A Service — versions SaaS
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0019917 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-364/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49157?
- CVE-2025-49157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49157?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-49157 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.