Advisory Details

March 3rd, 2026

Trend Micro Apex Central Improper Authentication Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2025-71208
CVSS SCORE	8.1, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Trend Micro
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Apex Central
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex Central. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the management console. The issue results from incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2025-03-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2026-03-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2026-03-03 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Elias Martinez (filenotfound - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-martinez07/)

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