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CVE-2025-49158: trend micro, inc. trend micro apex one Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 17-06-2025Last modified 17-06-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-49158 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in trend micro, inc. trend micro apex one. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One security agent could allow a local attacker to escalation privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Trend micro, inc.2 products
Trendmicro1 product
  • apex_one< 14.0.14492 | ≥ 14.0.0.12994, < 14.0.0.14002

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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