Vulnerability

CVE-2025-54948

High· 9.4KEVZDICVSS9.4EPSS14%

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Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Trend Micro Apex One Management Console (on-premise) contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

9.4

EPSS

14%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

278d overdue

AffectedTrend Micro — Apex One

Added to KEV

2025-08-18

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2025-09-08

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “Trend Micro Apex One Management Console (on-premise) contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

9.4/ 10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactLowSome data modification; attacker doesn't fully control extent.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

13.9%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p94

higher than 94% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Above the FIRST 'patch on a priority schedule' threshold.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2025-54948. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2025-08-18Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2025-08-18Published
2025-09-08Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified2 sources

References

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-269/

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.