CVE-2025-69258 is a critical LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central, affecting installations on Microsoft Windows. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to load a malicious DLL into a key executable, leading to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:-:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_3752:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_5158:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6016:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6288:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Jan 7, 2026Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Jan 7, 2026Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Jan 7, 2026Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Jan 7, 2026Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Jan 7, 2026Trend Micro Apex Central Multiple Vulnerabilities
Jan 7, 2026