Multiple vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex Central



| Updated: 2026-01-07
Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2025-69258
CVE-2025-69259
CVE-2025-69260
CWE-ID CWE-749
CWE-252
CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apex Central
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Trend Micro

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Exposed dangerous method or function

EUVDB-ID: #VU121041

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-69258

CWE-ID: CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to exposure of the LoadLibraryEX feature in MsgReceiver.exe that listens on port 20001/TCP. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send message 0x0a8d to load an attacker-controlled DLL into MsgReceiver.exe, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the security context of SYSTEM.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apex Central: 2019 Patch 5 b6481 - 2019 Patch4 b6394

CPE2.3 External links

https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-01


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Unchecked return value

EUVDB-ID: #VU121042

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-69259

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an unchecked return value. A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apex Central: 2019 Patch 5 b6481 - 2019 Patch4 b6394

CPE2.3 External links

https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU121043

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-69260

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apex Central: 2019 Patch 5 b6481 - 2019 Patch4 b6394

CPE2.3 External links

https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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