Advisory Details

April 15th, 2026

TrendAI Apex One Console Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2025-54987
CVSS SCORE	9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	TrendAI
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Apex One
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex One. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Apex One console, which listens on TCP ports 8080 and 4343 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of IUSR.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	TrendAI has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2025-08-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2026-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2026-04-15 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Charles Yang @ CoreCloud Tech.

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