CVE-2025-54948
CRITICAL KEVTrend Micro Apex One - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious Code Upload
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2025-54948 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added August 18, 2025.
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54948
Scores
CVSS v3
9.4
EPSS
0.1389
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2025-08-18
VulnCheck KEV
2025-08-06
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2025-23621
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
trendmicro/apex_one
2019
Published
Aug 05, 2025
KEV Added
Aug 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026