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Apex CentralApplication · Trendmicro

CVE-2025-49219

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An insecure deserialization operation in Trend Micro Apex Central below versions 8.0.7007 could lead to a pre-authentication remote code execution on affected installations. Note that this vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-49220 but is in a different method.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

An insecure deserialization vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central versions below 8.0.7007 allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution through malicious serialized data processing, occurring in a different code path than the similar CVE-2025-49220.

MitigationUpgrade Trend Micro Apex Central to version 8.0.7007 or later to remediate the insecure deserialization vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Apex CentralApplication
Affected:= 2019

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify installed Apex Central version
    Access the Apex Central management console or check the product About/Version information page. If using command line, locate the installation directory and check version files or run version command if available.
    Affected if The installed version is 2019 or any version lower than 8.0.7007.
  2. Verify serialization handling is enabled
    Review the Apex Central configuration settings related to data import, API endpoints, or inter-component communication that process serialized data. Check if any features accepting Java serialized objects or similar data formats are active.
    Affected if Any feature or endpoint that processes serialized data (Java serialization, custom binary formats) is enabled and accessible.
  3. Check network exposure of vulnerable components
    Identify network-accessible interfaces that handle deserialization operations. Review exposed API endpoints, web services, or service interfaces that accept serialized input without authentication.
    Affected if The vulnerable serialization processing code path is network-accessible without authentication.
  4. Review Apex Central service accounts
    Check the service account under which Apex Central components run. Verify if the serialization processing runs with elevated privileges.
    Affected if The Apex Central service runs with administrative or system-level privileges, which would amplify RCE impact.

Your environment is affected if Apex Central version is 2019 or any version below 8.0.7007 AND the serialization processing feature is enabled and network-accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade Trend Micro Apex Central to version 8.0.7007 or later to remediate the insecure deserialization vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Apex Central 8.0.7007

  1. 1. Identify current Apex Central version by accessing the Apex Central console and checking About or System Information
  2. 2. Navigate to the Trend Micro Download Center or the Apex Central product page to obtain version 8.0.7007 or later
  3. 3. Review the upgrade prerequisites and backup procedures in the official Trend Micro documentation
  4. 4. Perform a full backup of the Apex Central database and configuration settings
  5. 5. Apply the upgrade to Apex Central version 8.0.7007 or latest supported version
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version in the console
  7. 7. Validate that critical security protections and centralized management features are functioning correctly
Caveat Standard upgrade considerations apply - review release notes for any configuration or feature changes before proceeding

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Apex Central Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
24.0 hours of engineering $4,160
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