RCE in Trendmicro Apex One
CVE-2025-54987
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. This vulnerability is essentially the same as CVE-2025-54948 but targets a different CPU architecture.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.181 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.171 · newest: 0.181 · change: +0.010
Affected products
- Trendmicro Apex One — versions 2019
- Trend Micro, Inc. Micro Apex One — versions 2019 (14.0)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-54987?
- CVE-2025-54987 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2025-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2025-54987?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-54987 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.