CVE-2025-71212CWE-59

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations

High · published May 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine 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 record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00544 · 44.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-05-21T13:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAY 13:02Z
    A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations
    cvelistv5