CVE-2025-69258

A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the context of SYSTEM on affected installations.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071	Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/ja-JP/solution/KA-0022081	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-01	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:-:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_3752:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_5158:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6016:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6288:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6394:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6481:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6511:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6571:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6658:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6660:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6890:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_6955:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_7007:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_7065:::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_central:2019:build_7141:::-:::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-01-08 13:15

Updated : 2026-01-15 19:18

NVD link : CVE-2025-69258

Mitre link : CVE-2025-69258

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-69258

JSON object : View

Products Affected

trendmicro

apex_central

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

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