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TI-2025-43350 Aliases CVE-2025-71215GHSA-rjc8-fqvx-g34c

Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in TrendAI Apex One

Priority LOW 33CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent iCore service signature verification could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The following information is provided as informational only for CVE references, as these were addressed already via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00301 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed TrendAI Apex One (Mac) (Trend Micro, Inc.): NA

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Trend MicroTrendAI Apex One (Mac)NA to before NANAPatch availableCNA
  • TrendAI Apex One (Mac) VendorTrend Micro Affected NA to before NA Fixed in NA Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:-:macos:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTrendmicro
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:macos:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTrendmicro
  • cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
  • cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:-:*:*:*:saas:macos:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Trendmicro

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA TrendAI Apex One (Mac) (Trend Micro, Inc.) Fixed in NA

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Trend Micro TrendAI Apex One (Mac) NA

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-43352 Origin validation error in TrendAI Apex OnePriority LOW 36
    • TI-2025-43351 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in TrendAI Apex OnePriority LOW 36
    • TI-2025-43349 Origin validation error in TrendAI Apex OnePriority LOW 36

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71215
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjc8-fqvx-g34c

References

  • TI-2025-34668 OS command injection in Trend Micro Apex One KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-10115 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Trend Micro Apex Central KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-06895 Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14867 Unrestricted file upload in Trend Micro Apex One KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-06795 Injection in Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-06794 A migration tool component of Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG contains a… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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