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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2026· Updated Jul 23, 2026

CVE-2025-71212

CVE-2025-71212

Description

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalate 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.

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Affected products

3

Trend Micro/Apex One3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:on-premises:windows:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:on-premises:windows:*:*range: <14.0.0.14136
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:saas:windows:*:*range: <14.0.20315
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458nvdVendor Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-138/nvdThird Party Advisory

News mentions

1

Trend Micro Apex One: 13 CVEs Disclosed Including Actively Exploited Zero-Day
Vypr Intelligence · May 21, 2026