Priv Escalation via Origin Validation Bypass in Trend Micro Apex One mac Agent
CVE-2025-71217 Published on May 21, 2026
An origin validation error vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent self-protection mechanism could allow a local attacker to escalate 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. The following information is provided as informational only for CVE references, as these were addressed already via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release).
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-71217 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Origin Validation Error
The software does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-71217
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. TrendAI Apex One (Mac):- Version NA and below NA is affected.
Exploit Probability
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