Trend Micro Apex One RCE via Pre-Auth Console Upload
CVE-2025-54987 Published on August 5, 2025
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-54987 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2025-54987 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-54987
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One:- Version 2019 (14.0) and below 14.0.0.14039 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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