CVE-2025-54948

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A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.

Published: 2025-08-05 Last update: 2025-10-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-54948 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.89%, 94th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-08-18) affecting Trend Micro / Apex One. a weakness (CWE-78) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +5.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-54948

Name: Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-08-18

Action due: 2025-09-08

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-54948

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 2026-06-01 8.82% 13.89% +5.07%
2 2026-05-24 6.88% 8.82% +1.94%
3 2026-05-22 — 6.88% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-54948

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.4 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/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:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.5 [email protected]
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-2025-54948

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-54948

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro apex_one 2019 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:on-premises:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2025-54948

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