CVE-2025-71217

An origin validation error vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent self-protection 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).

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Analyzed - security@trendmicro.com

Published

2026-05-21

Last modified

2026-05-21

Weaknesses

CWE-346

Affected products

• Trendai Apex One Mac (Trend Micro Inc.)
• Apex One (Trendmicro)

References

• https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-143/