ZDI-26-147: Trend Micro Apex Central Improper Authentication Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex Central. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.1. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2025-71208.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-71208 is an improper authentication privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central. The vulnerability exists in the management console due to incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm, allowing remote attackers with valid credentials to escalate privileges to protected resources. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H). Trend Micro has issued an update to fix this vulnerability as detailed in their advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges within Trend Micro Apex Central, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive resources and high impact on integrity and availability. Confidentiality impact is not indicated. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Trend Micro has released an official update to correct this vulnerability. Users of Apex Central should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the advisory at https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official fix.
ZDI-26-147: Trend Micro Apex Central Improper Authentication Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex Central. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.1. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2025-71208.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-71208 is an improper authentication privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central. The vulnerability exists in the management console due to incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm, allowing remote attackers with valid credentials to escalate privileges to protected resources. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H). Trend Micro has issued an update to fix this vulnerability as detailed in their advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges within Trend Micro Apex Central, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive resources and high impact on integrity and availability. Confidentiality impact is not indicated. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Trend Micro has released an official update to correct this vulnerability. Users of Apex Central should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the advisory at https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Article Source
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Threat ID: 6a15fc94e29bf47b5055e609
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:03:32 UTC
Last enriched: 05/26/2026, 20:27:52 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:41:38 UTC
Views: 65
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