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CVE-2025-54948

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.

CVSS 9.4 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.4: +1.41
  • Fresh EPSS: 25.40%: +0.13

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 13 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

TechGig
Press · 06 May 2026, 03:28 · Critical RCE Flaws in Trend Micro Apex One Require Immediate Developer Attention for Secure Systems - TechGig
Cyber Press
Press · 27 Feb 2026, 08:00 · Critical Trend Micro Apex One Flaws Enable Remote Malicious Code Execution - Cyber Press
Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
Press · 27 Feb 2026, 08:00 · Trend Micro Apex One Multiple Vulnerabilities - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
BleepingComputer
Press · 26 Feb 2026, 08:00 · Trend Micro warns of critical Apex One code execution flaws - BleepingComputer
Recorded Future
Press · 15 Sep 2025, 07:00 · August 2025 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
See all 13 source documents
The Hacker News
Press · 11 Aug 2025, 07:00 · ⚡ Weekly Recap: BadCam Attack, WinRAR 0-Day, EDR Killer, NVIDIA Flaws, Ransomware Attacks & More - The Hacker News
The Register
Press · 10 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Trend Micro reports two critical CVEs under active exploit - The Register
Help Net Security
Press · 06 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Trend Micro Apex One flaws exploted in the wild (CVE-2025-54948, CVE-2025-54987) - Help Net Security
SecurityWeek
Press · 06 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Trend Micro Warns of Apex One Vulnerabilities Exploited in Wild - SecurityWeek
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 06 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Attackers Are Targeting Critical Apex One Vulnerabilities, Trend Micro Warns - Infosecurity Magazine
BleepingComputer
Press · 06 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
CCB Belgium
Press · 06 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Warning: Actively Exploited 0-day Vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One, Patch Immediately! - CCB Belgium
The Hacker News
Press · 06 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Trend Micro Confirms Active Exploitation of Critical Apex One Flaws in On-Premise Systems - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.4; EPSS 25.4%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:41.296531+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
05 Aug 2025, 13:00
First press mention
06 Aug 2025, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
18 Aug 2025, 00:00
Latest press mention
06 May 2026, 03:28
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59