Is CVE-2025-49156 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-49156 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-09-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-49156?

CVE-2025-49156 has a CVSS score of 7 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-49156?

Patch guidance is available from trendmicro security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-49156.

Fix CVE-2025-49156 - HIGH trendmicro apex one

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-49156?

2 products: trendmicro apex one, trendmicro apex one.

Description

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalation 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: high
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management CWE-59

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TRENDMICRO
Published: 6/17/2025
Last Modified: 9/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-49156

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