Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2025-69258
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass by spoofing in Trend Micro Apex Central from Trend Micro, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.6% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.6%top 10.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Apex Central | 2019 (14.0) – before Build 7190 |
Weakness: CWE-290, CWE-346, CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H