Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent iCore Service origin validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component iCore Service. This manipulation causes origin validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-71214. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component iCore Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a origin validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-346. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An origin validation error vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent iCore service 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).

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-71214. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-209912). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Origin validation
CWE: CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/04/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/24/2026 +81 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-71214 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-71214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348679
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2026 04:59
Updated: 05/24/2026 07:09
Changes: 03/04/2026 04:59 (50), 05/22/2026 11:14 (1), 05/24/2026 07:09 (11)
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