Critical severity · published May 21, 2026
CVE-2025-71210
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One management console could allow a remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations
9.8
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One management console could allow a remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.
Please note: although this vulnerability carries a technical critical CVSS rating, this was reported via responsible disclosure via a researcher through the Zero Day Initiative. The SaaS versions of the product have already been mitigated and no customer action required.
For this particular vulnerability, an attacker must have access to the Trend Micro Apex One Management Console, so customers that have their console�s IP address exposed externally should consider mitigating factors such as source restrictions if not already applied.
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)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
Apex One · Trend Micro
before 14.0.0.14136; before 14.0.20315 · source: NVD
TA
TrendAI Apex One · Trend Micro, Inc.
2019 (14.0) before 14.0.0.14136 · source: vendor
TA
TrendAI Apex One as a Service · Trend Micro, Inc.
SaaS before 14.0.20315 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
ZDI-26-136: Trend Micro Apex One Console Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex One. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 9.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2025-71210.
Mar 3, 2026·Zero Day Initiative
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71210
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71210
Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-136/
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