{"id":54751,"date":"2025-06-24T07:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:36:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:49","slug":"cve-2025-49220-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-in-trend-micro-apex-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49220-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-in-trend-micro-apex-central\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49220: Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution in Trend Micro Apex Central<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity community has been alerted to a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49220. This vulnerability affects Trend Micro Apex Central versions below 8.0.7007, a widely used security management solution. The exploit involves an insecure deserialization operation that can lead to a pre-authentication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5491-acer-controlcenter-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61217\">remote code execution<\/a> on affected installations. This vulnerability is particularly serious as it could potentially compromise the entire system or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49181-unauthorized-api-endpoint-access-leading-to-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61724\">lead to data<\/a> leakage. Given the widespread use of Trend Micro Apex Central and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-4976-a-critical-vulnerability-in-archive-unzip-burst-perl-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61076\">critical nature of the vulnerability<\/a>, it is crucial that users apply the recommended mitigation measures promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49220<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49415-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62469\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-868601162\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49155-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-data-loss-prevention-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62468\">Trend Micro Apex<\/a> Central | Below version 8.0.7007<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-49220 leverages an insecure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47166-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-sharepoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61094\">deserialization vulnerability<\/a> in Trend Micro Apex Central. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31919-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-themeton-spare\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62354\">Deserialization is the process of converting serialized data<\/a> back into its original format. If this process is not handled securely, it can be exploited by attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29902-a-high-risk-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61391\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>. In this case, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform a pre-authentication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41661-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-due-to-csrf-in-main-web-interface\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61138\">remote code<\/a> execution, meaning they can execute malicious code on the affected system without needing to authenticate or interact with a user.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1034452931\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6162-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62355\">HTTP request<\/a> that includes a serialized object with malicious payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/insecure-deserialization-endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;serialized_object&quot;: &quot;rO0ABXNyAC5qYXZhLnV0aWwuSGFzaE1hcAUH2sHDFmDRAwACRgAKbG9hZEZhY3RvckkACXRocmVzaG9sZHhwP0AAAAAAAAB3CAAAABAAAAAAeHg=&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Countermeasures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to mitigate this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49212-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62578\">Trend Micro<\/a> has released an update (version 8.0.7007) that addresses this issue. If applying this patch isn&#8217;t immediately possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84739\">deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These systems can be configured to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45984-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-detected-in-blink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61392\">detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these should only be seen as stop-gap measures until the patch can be applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity community has been alerted to a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49220. This vulnerability affects Trend Micro Apex Central versions below 8.0.7007, a widely used security management solution. The exploit involves an insecure deserialization operation that can lead to a pre-authentication remote code execution on affected installations. This vulnerability is particularly serious as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-54751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54751"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77524,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54751\/revisions\/77524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=54751"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=54751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}