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 Trendmicro apex One
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::saas:windows:: cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:::::on-premises:windows::
CWE		CWE-59
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

17 Jun 2025, 20:50

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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