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CVE-2025-54948: Trend Micro Apex One · OS Command Injection

Affects Trend Micro Apex OneSource CVE Database V5

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Exploited in the wild · KEV due 8 Sep 2025 · 23% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Trend Micro Apex One now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.4Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
23.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 13 days after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Trend Micro, Inc.

    , 4 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 17 minutes after disclosure

  4. , 13 days after disclosure

  5. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 34 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

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.

Description

CVE-2025-54948 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability in the on-premise management console of Trend Micro Apex One version 2019 (14.0). It allows a remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands without authentication. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.4, indicating severe potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation information is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

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