A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One Damage Cleanup Engine 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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-49157 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-03 | 0.04% | 0.05% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.06% | 0.04% | -0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| trendmicro | apex_one | < 14.0.14492 | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:saas:windows:*:* |
| trendmicro | apex_one | >= 14.0.0.12994, < 14.0.0.14002 | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:*:*:*:*:on-premises:windows:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0019917 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-364/ | Third Party Advisory |