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CVE-2025-54987

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2025-08-06 by GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2025-08-05
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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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. This vulnerability is essentially the same as CVE-2025-54948 but targets a different CPU architecture.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-08-0513:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2025-08-0615:30Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2025-08-0615:30Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

NVD
Trendmicro apex one
BranchAffectedFixed in
2019.x= 2019no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As trendmicro, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One
    Affected
    • ≥ 2019 (14.0), < 14.0.0.14039fixed in 14.0.0.14039semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-08-05

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2025-08-06
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-08-06
  • CNACVSS 3.19.4known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score27.3 %read 2026-11-10
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-08-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-8q59-7jj3-fj58

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54987?

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. This vulnerability is essentially the same as CVE-2025-54948 but targets a different CPU architecture.

Is CVE-2025-54987 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-54987 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 27.3% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-54987?

CVE-2025-54987 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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