CVE-2025-49220

An insecure deserialization operation in Trend Micro Apex Central below version 8.0.7007 could lead to a pre-authentication remote code execution on affected installations. Note that this vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-49219 but is in a different method.

Published: 2025-06-17 Last update: 2025-09-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-49220 is rated High Risk (70/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.36%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-49220

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 2026-05-06 9.92% 8.36% -1.55%
2 2026-04-13 6.99% 9.92% +2.93%
3 2026-02-20 — 6.99% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-49220

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-49220

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-49220

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_3752:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_5158:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6016:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6288:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6394:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6481:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6511:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6571:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6658:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6660:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6890:*:*:-:*:*:*
trendmicro apex_central 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6955:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-49220

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