{"id":54868,"date":"2025-06-24T18:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:42:39","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:19:05","slug":"cve-2025-49214-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49214-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49214: Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape has been thrown into a state of alert following the discovery of a critical vulnerability in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49214, could be exploited post-authentication to remotely execute code on affected installations, potentially leading to a system compromise or data leakage. Given that <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=\"62478\">Trend Micro<\/a> is a leading cybersecurity solutions provider with a wide user base, this vulnerability carries significant weight and requires swift attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49214<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, with a CVSS score of 8.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5491-acer-controlcenter-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61261\">remote code execution<\/a>, potentially resulting in system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-752032190\" 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>Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49137-critical-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php-prior-to-version-11-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62348\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31919-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-themeton-spare\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62347\">vulnerability lies an insecure deserialization<\/a> operation within the Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52725-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-couponxxl\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65230\">Deserialization is the process of converting serialized data<\/a> back into its original form. If the server doesn&#8217;t properly validate or sanitize the serialized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52709-high-risk-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-everest-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65259\">data before deserializing<\/a> it, an attacker can inject malicious code into the serialized object. This data is then deserialized by the server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29902-a-high-risk-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61393\">executing the malicious code<\/a> within the context of the server&#8217;s environment.<br \/>\nThis allows an attacker who has the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47164-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-via-use-after-free-error\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61859\">execute low-privileged code<\/a> on the target system to potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. This is a post-authentication vulnerability, meaning the attacker would first need to authenticate themselves with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38824-critical-directory-traversal-vulnerability-exposing-system-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61210\">system before they could exploit the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1069976636\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80728\">vulnerability might be exploited using a malicious<\/a> payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/deserialization-endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/serialized-object\n{ &quot;serialized_object&quot;: &quot;rO0ABXNyADdpb25pY2ZyYW1ld29yay5jb3JlLmlvLkV2aWw=&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical example, the serialized_object contains a Base64-encoded serialized object. This object, when deserialized, could lead to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28386-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openc3-cosmos-v6-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61453\">execution of arbitrary code<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlease note that the above is a conceptual example and not a real exploit code. The actual exploit would depend on many factors, including the specific configurations and versions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49220-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-in-trend-micro-apex-central\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62540\">Trend Micro<\/a> Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer.<br \/>\nIt is strongly recommended that all users of affected versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61860\">Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer<\/a> apply the vendor-supplied patch immediately or use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape has been thrown into a state of alert following the discovery of a critical vulnerability in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49214, could be exploited post-authentication to remotely execute code on affected installations, potentially leading to a system compromise or data leakage. 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