CVE-2025-54948

Description

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.

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 9.4CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (trendmicro)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

What to do

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

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 5 Aug 2025 Published
2. 18 Aug 2025 CVE-2025-54948 added to CISA KEV
3. 18 Aug 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

• CWE-78

References

• success.trendmicro.com