CVE-2025-49219: Trend Micro Apex Central · Use of Obsolete Function
Affects Trend Micro Apex CentralSource CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 8.0.7007 : patch Trend Micro Apex Central as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 72% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.0.7007
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict network access to the Apex Central management interface by implementing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to trusted administrative hosts only. Employ intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to monitor for anomalous deserialization activity or suspicious remote requests targeting Apex Central. Conduct thorough logging and monitoring of management server activities to detect early signs of exploitation attempts. Disable or restrict any unnecessary services or features that could be leveraged for deserialization attacks. Engage with Trend Micro support for any available workarounds or temporary mitigations. Educate security teams about the nature of insecure deserialization vulnerabilities to improve incident response readiness. Finally, review and strengthen overall application security practices, including input validation and secure coding standards, to prevent similar issues in future software versions.
Description
An insecure deserialization operation in Trend Micro Apex Central below versions 8.0.7007 could lead to a pre-authentication remote code execution on affected installations. Note that this vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-49220 but is in a different method.