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CVE-2025-54987

9.4 · CRITICAL

A 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.

Published Aug 5, 2025CWE-78EPSS 19.69%

Overview

CVE-2025-54987 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 5, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.4 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.4, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A 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. This vulnerability is essentially the same as CVE-2025-54948 but targets a different CPU architecture.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refsuccess.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54987?

CVE-2025-54987 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 5, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.4 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-54987?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.4, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-54987?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-54987?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-54987 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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