Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerabilities

A recent update by Trend Micro addressed several high-severity vulnerabilities in Apex One software, encompassing critical flaws affecting both user interfaces and backend systems capable of initiating unauthorized access via malicious scripts.

Several vulnerabilities identified as affecting systems fall within the scope of CVE numbers spanning from CVE-2025-71210 through CVE-2025-71217. These entries feature varying CVSS version three severity ratings, including values between 7. Between two and nine. Eight.

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In February of 2026, an advisory identified Apex One 2019 installed locally on Windows systems and Apex One offered as a service under TrendVision's Endpoint - Standard Endpoint Protection for Windows platforms as vulnerable products.

The Trend Micro assistance suggests instructing users to upgrade their systems to the most recent versions, despite potentially older updates having resolved some aspects of the problem.

The two significant issues identified, labeled CVE-2025-71210 and CVE-2025-71211, are categorized under console directory traversal Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities (CWE-22), specifically within the Apex One administration interface.

Such problems enable hackers to insert harmful software into vulnerable systems for execution.

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The company Trend Micro indicates that exploiting involves gaining access to the Apex One Management Console.

The firm cautions about external access via console IPs heightening risks; it suggests implementing such controls when absent.

Additionally, this guidance addresses vulnerabilities in Local Privilege Escalation within Windows systems, specifically mentioning problems related to Link Following (a CWE identifier for 59) and Origin Validation Errors (another CWE entry labeled as 346).

CVE Type CVSS Platform Key Note

The CVE identifier for an October 2025 vulnerability is CVE-2025-71210; it involves directory traversal leading to remote code execution on a console system. Accessing Windows requires console support; however, Software as a Service alleviates this issue.

The CVE identifier for 2025-71211 involves directory traversal vulnerabilities leading to remote code execution on the console platform; this vulnerability is rated as level nine in severity. Eight corresponds to Windows; it shares similarities with code number 71210.

The CVE identifier for an 2025 vulnerability is linked to Local Privilege Escalation; this issue was rated as severity level seven. An 8 represents a requirement for low-level code execution in Windows systems.

The CVE identifier for an Origin Validation Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability is 2025-71213, ranking at level seven in severity. An 8 represents a requirement for low-level privilege in executing code on Windows systems.

The CVE identifier for an Origin Validation Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability is 2025-71214, ranking at level seven in severity. Two: Mac - informational content; issue resolved earlier.

The vulnerability CVE-2025-71215 is classified as TOCTOU Local Privilege Escalation 7 in severity level. Eight: Informational content has been addressed in previous updates.

The vulnerability CVE-2025-71216 is classified as TOCTOU Local Privilege Escalation 7 in severity level. Eight: Informational; issue resolved earlier.

The CVE identifier for an Origin Validation Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability is 2025-71217, ranking at level seven in severity. Eight: Informational status updated; issue resolved earlier.

To exploit these flaws, intruders must possess prior knowledge of executing less privileged software at their victim's system level.

Trend Micro offers CVE identifiers for Mac OS X users; they indicate these vulnerabilities have been resolved through regular maintenance releases by early 2026.