Trend Micro Apex Central OOB Read Exploitation Enables DOS
CVE-2025-69260 Published on January 8, 2026
A message out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations. Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-69260 is exploitable 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 no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Types
Origin Validation Error
The software does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
What is a Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. A buffer overflow condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold, or when a program attempts to put data in a memory area outside of the boundaries of a buffer. The simplest type of error, and the most common cause of buffer overflows, is the "classic" case in which the program copies the buffer without restricting how much is copied. Other variants exist, but the existence of a classic overflow strongly suggests that the programmer is not considering even the most basic of security protections.
CVE-2025-69260 has been classified to as a Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-69260
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central:- Version 2019 (14.0) and below Build 7190 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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