Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2025-71216
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in TrendAI Apex One (Mac) 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 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent cache mechanism could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges 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. The following information is provided as informational only for CVE references, as these were addressed already via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | TrendAI Apex One (Mac) | NA – before NA |
Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H