Critical severity · published Jan 8, 2026
CVE-2025-69258
A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to…
9.8
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the context of SYSTEM on affected installations.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apex Central · Trendmicro
2019; 2019; 2019; 2019; 2019; 2019; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69258
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69258
Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071
Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/ja-JP/solution/KA-0022081
Exploit
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-01
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