Directory Traversal RCE in Trend Micro Apex One Management Console
CVE-2025-71211 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One management console. Available reporting describes it as a console directory traversal/path traversal issue affecting a different executable than CVE-2025-71210. The flaw exists because the console does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it in a system call, enabling an attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations. The vulnerable Apex One console listens on TCP ports 8080 and 4343 by default. Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the IUSR account on affected Windows systems.
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Unknown (listed as a trending CVE affecting Trend Micro Apex One).
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A critical directory traversal leading to remote code execution in the Trend Micro Apex One management console, enabling an authenticated/console-access attacker to upload and execute malicious code on affected Windows systems.
Critical directory traversal leading to remote code execution in the Trend Micro Apex One management console; similar to CVE-2025-71210 and requires management console access.
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