CVE-2025-54987: A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attack…
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 4 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 21.5%
Up from 19.7% on .
EPSS score, percentile 97.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
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 KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, 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. This vulnerability is essentially the same as CVE-2025-54948 but targets a different CPU architecture.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 2019 (14.0) to before 14.0.0.14039 |
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-78
- CWE-78: OS Command Injection
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
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Known exploited Trend Micro vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-34926: Trend Micro Apex One (On-Premise) Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-54948: Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-41179: Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-40139: Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Improper Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-26871: Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability