CVE-2025-49156

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan 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.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0019917	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-363/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::saas:windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::on-premises:windows::

History

09 Sep 2025, 15:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Trendmicro apex One Trendmicro
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad que sigue un enlace en el motor de análisis de Trend Micro Apex One podría permitir a un atacante local escalar privilegios en las instalaciones afectadas. Nota: Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante primero debe poder ejecutar código con pocos privilegios en el sistema objetivo.
References	~~() https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0019917 -~~	() https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0019917 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-363/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-363/ - Third Party Advisory
CWE		CWE-59
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::saas:windows:: cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::on-premises:windows::

17 Jun 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-17 19:15

Updated : 2025-09-09 15:24

NVD link : CVE-2025-49156

Mitre link : CVE-2025-49156

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-49156

JSON object : View

Products Affected

trendmicro

apex_one

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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