Trend Micro · Apex One
CVE-2025-54948
Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability
What it is
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.
CISA: 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.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Deadline for US federal agencies: September 8, 2025
- Added to the CISA list
- August 18, 2025
- Published
- August 5, 2025
- Severity
- Critical 9.4 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 25% in the top 2.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (1)
More exploited flaws from Trend Micro
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | (On-Premise) Directory Traversal | Apex One | Medium 6.7 | 13% |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Remote Code Execution | Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security | High 7.2 | 4.2% |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Improper Validation | Apex One and Apex One as a Service | High 7.2 | 3.4% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Arbitrary File Upload | Apex Central | Critical 9.8 | 19% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Remote Code Execution | Apex One and OfficeScan | High 8.8 | 11% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Multiple Products Content Validation Escape | Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents | High 8.8 | 6.2% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Authentication Bypass | Apex One and OfficeScan | Critical 9.8 | 12% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Directory Traversal | OfficeScan | High 8.8 | 25% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.