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CVE detail

CVE-2025-69258

A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the context of SYSTEM on affected installations.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 24.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 24.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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4 source links · newest first
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Pharma’s most underestimated cyber risk isn’t a breach Chirag Shah, Global Information Security Officer & DPO at Model N examines how cyber risk in pharma and life sciences is shifting beyond traditional breaches toward data misuse, AI-driven exposure and regulatory pressure. He explains why executives still underestimate silent control failures, how ransomware groups are weaponizing compliance risk, and why proof … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 11, 2026, 9:00 AM
  • Trend Micro fixed three Apex Central flaws discovered by Tenable that could allow remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks. Trend Micro patched three flaws (CVE-2025-69258, CVE-2025-69259, CVE-2025-69260) in its Apex Central management console after Tenable disclosed details and PoC code. The researchers discovered the vulnerabilities in August 2025, which could enable remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks. […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 9, 2026, 6:32 PM
  • Tenable has released PoC code and technical details after the vendor announced the availability of patches for three vulnerabilities.

    newswww.securityweek.comJan 9, 2026, 2:01 PM
  • Trend Micro has released a critical patch fixing several remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in Apex Central (on-premise), including a flaw (CVE-2025-69258) that may allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve code execution on affected installations. The three vulnerabilities were unearthed and privately reported by Tenable bug hunters last year, and they now published technical details and PoC exploits for each. CVE-2025-69258 and the other flaws Apex Central on-premise is a central management platform through which IT/security teams manage, … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 8, 2026, 11:38 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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