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CVE-2025-47865NVD status: Analyzed

Trend Micro Apex Central: Undefined Behavior for Input to API

CVE-2025-47865 is a critical-severity undefined behavior for input to API vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central from Trend Micro, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 8.0.6955 as the first without the flaw, so updating Trend Micro Apex Central to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 81% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update Trend Micro Apex Central to 8.0.6955 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on success.trendmicro.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Trend MicroTrend Micro Apex Central8.0 up to, but not including, 8.0.69558.0.6955
Trend MicroApex Central2019Not stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.17.5HighCNA (trendmicro.com)
CVSS 3.19.8CriticalNVD

Official description

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in a Trend Micro Apex Central widget below version 8.0.6955 could allow an attacker to gain remote code execution on affected installations.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Undefined Behavior for Input to API

The behavior of this function is undefined unless its control parameter is set to a specific value.

More Undefined Behavior for Input to API vulnerabilities (CWE-475)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

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