CVE-2025-71216 Race condition in TrendAI Apex One (Mac)
A local attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit a race condition in the agent cache to escalate privileges on Trend Micro Apex One for Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-71216?
CVE-2025-71216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 21 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent cache mechanism 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. The following information is provided as informational only for CVE references, as these were addressed already via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release).
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71216?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2025-71216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-71216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-71216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71216 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-7vc9-vx7c-89wf.