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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2026· Updated May 22, 2026

CVE-2026-45208

CVE-2026-45208

Description

A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Apex One/SEP agent 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 One2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:on-premises:windows:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:on-premises:windows:*:*range: <14.0.0.17079
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:saas:windows:*:*range: <14.0.20731
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Patches

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References

1

success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0023430nvdVendor Advisory

News mentions

1

ZDI-26-326: TrendAI Vision One Security Agent Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Zero Day Initiative · May 28, 2026

CVE-2026-45208 · High · VYPR