CVE-2025-69259VulnerabilityPublished 8 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-69259: Trend Micro Apex Central · Origin Validation Error

Affects Trend Micro Apex CentralSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 75% 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:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jan 2026
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 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

cwe-120

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Trend Micro, Inc.Trend Micro Apex Central	Affected ≥ 2019 (14.0), < Build 7190	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apexcentral:2019:7190:-:*:-:windows:*:*

AI-suggested

1. Monitor Trend Micro’s official channels closely for patches or updates addressing CVE-2025-69259 and apply them promptly once available. 2. Implement network-level access controls to restrict inbound traffic to Apex Central management interfaces, limiting exposure to trusted IP addresses or VPNs. 3. Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or intrusion prevention systems (IPS) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious requests that may exploit origin validation flaws. 4. Conduct regular security audits and penetration tests focusing on Apex Central to identify potential exploitation attempts. 5. Ensure robust logging and alerting are in place to detect unusual service disruptions or crashes indicative of exploitation. 6. Consider network segmentation to isolate Apex Central servers from less trusted network zones. 7. Educate security operations teams about this vulnerability to improve incident detection and response readiness. 8. If feasible, temporarily reduce the attack surface by disabling unnecessary services or interfaces on Apex Central until a patch is applied.

Description

A message unchecked NULL return value vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations. Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability..

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of CVE-2025-69259 is on the availability of Trend Micro Apex Central, a critical platform for centralized security management. A successful exploitation could lead to denial-of-service conditions, causing interruptions in security monitoring, policy enforcement, and threat response activities. This disruption could increase the risk of undetected attacks or delayed incident handling. Organizations in sectors with stringent security requirements, such as finance, healthcare, energy, and government, may face operational and compliance risks if their security management infrastructure is impaired. Additionally, the lack of authentication requirement lowers the barrier for attackers, potentially increasing the attack surface. The impact is heightened in environments where Apex Central is integrated with multiple security products, as a DoS could cascade to affect broader security posture. While no data confidentiality or integrity loss is indicated, the availability impact alone can have severe consequences for organizational security resilience.

CWE-346Origin Validation Error (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V14.5.2 (opens in a new tab)
V14.5.3 (opens in a new tab)
V1.4.4 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) (opens in a new tab)
Cache Poisoning (opens in a new tab)
DNS Cache Poisoning (opens in a new tab)
Exploit Script-Based APIs (opens in a new tab)
Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

CPE configurations (1)

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 8 Jan 2026, 13:20 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-346

Technical details

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