CVE-2025-54948
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 · uneditedA 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.
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 confidenceA critical pre-authentication file upload vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One on-premise management console allows remote attackers to upload malicious code and execute arbitrary commands on affected installations without requiring valid credentials.
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= 2019CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Apex One installationCheck for Trend Micro Apex One in installed programs (Windows: Add/Remove Programs, Linux: rpm/dpkg package list). Look for service processes like 'Apex One' or 'TmListen' running.Affected if Apex One software is present on the system
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Identify installed versionOpen the Apex One management console and navigate to Help > About, or check the version via the installer properties. On Windows, check registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\TrendMicro\Apex One or the installation log files.Affected if Version is exactly 2019 (the affected version)
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Verify management console accessibilityCheck if port 4343 (default Apex One console port) or custom configured ports are listening and accessible from network. Use 'netstat -an | findstr 4343' or similar to identify listening status.Affected if Management console port is open and reachable from untrusted networks
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Check authentication configurationReview the Apex One management console authentication settings. Verify whether anonymous or pre-authentication upload endpoints are enabled by examining web server configuration files in the Apex One installation directory.Affected if Management console allows unauthenticated or pre-authenticated file upload operations
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Inspect upload functionality exposureExamine the web application endpoints under the management console URL path. Look for upload-related URIs that do not require valid session tokens. Check IIS/Apache configuration if reverse proxy is used.Affected if File upload endpoints are accessible without authentication
You are affected if Apex One version 2019 is installed AND the management console is network-accessible with pre-authentication upload capabilities exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-provided security patch from Trend Micro immediately. If a patch is unavailable, restrict network access to the management console, disable unnecessary exposure to the internet, and implement WAF rules to block suspicious upload requests.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-54948 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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