SB2026022466 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One agent for Mac
Published: February 24, 2026 Updated: March 4, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Origin validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71217)
CWE-ID: CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to origin validation error in the agent self-protection mechanism. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71216)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the agent cache mechanism. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
3) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71215)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the agent iCore service. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
4) Origin validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71214)
CWE-ID: CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to origin validation error in the agent iCore service. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.