CVE-2025-71205VulnerabilityPublished 3 Mar 2026

ZDI-26-144: Trend Micro Apex Central Hub Server Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

Source Zero Day Initiative

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 May 2026, 20:33 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated Medium by Zero Day Initiative · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
Public on cve.org; its publication date is not in this record
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

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.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity 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.

remote

What to do

AI-suggested

Trend Micro has issued an official update to correct this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the advisory at https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071 to remediate the issue.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex Central. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 4.4. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2025-71205.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to disclose sensitive information and potentially gain improper access to network resources within affected Trend Micro Apex Central installations. There is no indication of denial of service or code execution impacts.

Summary

CVE-2025-71205 is a server-side request forgery vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central Hub Server. The flaw resides in the handling of hub server URLs, where a crafted URL can cause the server to make requests to incorrect destinations. This can disclose sensitive information and potentially allow improper network resource access. Exploitation requires authenticated access. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating low severity. Trend Micro has released an update to fix the issue.

References

zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-144/ (opens in a new tab)

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