CVE-2023-25148: Trend Micro Apex One

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A security agent link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to exploit the vulnerability by changing a specific file into a pseudo-symlink, allowing privilege escalation 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.

Affected products

• Trend Micro Apex One: before 14.0.11960 (fixed in 14.0.11960); version 2019 only

Published 2023-03-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.