CVE-2025-54987: Trend Micro Apex One · OS Command Injection
Affects Trend Micro Apex OneSource CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · 21% EPSS · CVSS 9.4 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 21.5% 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Aug 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
AI-suggested
In the meantime, restrict network access to the management console to trusted administrators and consider additional network-level protections to limit exposure.
Description
CVE-2025-54987 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 pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected systems. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-54948 but affects a different CPU architecture. The CVSS score of 9.4 indicates a high severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and availability severely.