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CVE-2025-69258

VendortrendmicroProductapex centralDiscoveredJan 8, 2026UpdatedOct 7, 2026

A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the context of SYSTEM on affected installations.

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CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
3.57%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
2
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026
▲ 0.04pp
3.53% → 3.57% over 5 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
6 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jan 8, 2026
helpnetsecurity.com reports: PoC released for unauthenticated RCE in Trend Micro Apex Central (CVE-2025-69258)
Jan 8, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 7, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: Trend Micro Apex Central RCE Flaw Scores 9.8 CVSS in On-Prem Windows Versions