CVE-2025-54948: Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on , 13 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 25.4%
EPSS score, percentile 97.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA deadline . Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 2019 (14.0) to before 14.0.0.14039
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: .
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54948
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 2019 (14.0) to before 14.0.0.14039 |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
Trend Micro Apex One Management Console (on-premise) contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of .
- CISA added CVE-2025-54948 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 18 Aug 2025.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 8 Sep 2025.
- The CVE record was published on 5 Aug 2025, 13 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.4 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.4% (percentile 97.9), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
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.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-78: OS Command Injection
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
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References
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