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CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2026-0111
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One

Original Issue Date:February 27, 2026

Severity Rating: CRITICAL

Software Affected

  • Apex One 2019 (On-prem and SaaS)
  • Trend Micro Apex One (mac) 
  • Trend Vision One Endpoint - Standard Endpoint Protection  (SaaS)

Overview

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Trend Micro Apex One affecting the management console, scan engine, and macOS agent components which could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution (RCE) to local privilege escalation (LPE) on the targeted device.
 
Target Audience:
IT Administrators, Security Operations Center (SOC) Teams,Cybersecurity Ana-lysts,System Engineers, Executive Management (CISO / IT Leadership).

Risk Assessment:
High risks of service interruption and unauthorized access.

Impact Assessment:
Potential impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system.

Description

Trend Micro Apex One is an enterprise endpoint security solution designed to protect organizations against malware, ransomware, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and zero-day attacks.

1. Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability ( CVE-2025-71210   CVE-2025-71211   )

Directory traversal vulnerabilities exist in the Trend Micro Apex One Management Console. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to upload malicious files and execute arbitrary commands on affected installations.

2. Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability ( CVE-2025-71212   CVE-2025-71213   )

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Trend Micro Apex One Scan Engine. These vulnerabilities could allow a locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on affected systems.

3. Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability ( CVE-2025-71214   )

A vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Apex One (macOS) Agent iCore service due to improper origin validation. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges on affected installations.

4. Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability ( CVE-2025-71215   )

This vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent iCore service signature verification due to a time-of-check time-of-use.  A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges on affected systems.

Solution

Apply appropriate updates as mentioned in:
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458

Vendor Information

Trendmicro
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458

References

 
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458

CVE Name
CVE-2025-71210
CVE-2025-71211
CVE-2025-71212
CVE-2025-71213
CVE-2025-71214
CVE-2025-71215

Disclaimer

The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.

Contact Information

Email: info@cert-in.org.in
Phone: +91-11-22902657

Postal address

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India

 
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team - CERT-In, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
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