CVE-2025-69258 — Classic Buffer Overflow in Micro INC Trend Micro Apex Central

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer OverflowCWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by SpoofingCWE-346 — Origin Validation Error5 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Trend Micro INC Trend Micro Apex CentralTrendmicro Apex Central
Timeline
PublishedJan 8

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5trend_micro_inc/trend_micro_apex_central2019 (14.0) — Build 7190

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-mf42-gw23-xrx2: A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key↗2026-01-08
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CVEList
CVE-2025-69258: A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key↗2026-01-08
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2025-69258 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-69258 — Classic Buffer Overflow | cvebase