CVE-2025-49158 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Apex One
A local attacker with low-privileged code execution can escalate privileges via an uncontrolled search path in Trend Micro Apex One.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49158?
CVE-2025-49158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 17 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-49158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One
- CVE-2020-8599 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2025-54948 Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection
- CVE-2021-36741 Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2020-8467 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-8468 Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4q3w-jc7c-v4r9.