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CVE-2025-71214 Trend Micro, Inc. CVE debrief
CVE-2025-71214 describes an origin validation error in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent iCore service that could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. The attacker must already be able to execute low-privileged code on the target system. According to the vendor note supplied with the CVE reference, the issue was already addressed through ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025, including SaaS 2507 and the 2005 Yearly Release.
- Vendor
- Trend Micro, Inc.
- Product
- TrendAI Apex One (Mac)
- CVSS
- HIGH 7.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-05-21
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-05-21
- Advisory published
- 2026-05-21
- Advisory updated
- 2026-05-21
Who should care
Administrators and security teams responsible for Trend Micro Apex One (mac) deployments should verify that endpoints have received the relevant ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates. This is especially important anywhere macOS endpoint protection is centrally managed or where local code execution on endpoints is a concern.
Technical summary
The vulnerability is an origin validation error in the Apex One (mac) agent iCore service. In practical terms, a local attacker who has already obtained low-privileged execution on the system may be able to abuse the flawed validation logic to gain elevated privileges. The supplied record does not include CVSS metrics, CPE criteria, or weakness IDs, and the vendor reference indicates the issue was remediated by product updates already released in 2025.
Defensive priority
Medium for verification and hygiene, lower urgency for emergency response if you have confirmed the relevant 2025 ActiveUpdate/SaaS fixes are already applied. Focus on confirming patch/update status rather than emergency containment.
Recommended defensive actions
- Confirm Apex One (mac) agents are on a build that includes the referenced ActiveUpdate/SaaS remediation (SaaS 2507 and 2005 Yearly Release).
- Inventory macOS endpoints running Trend Micro Apex One and verify update status centrally.
- Treat any unexpected local code execution on managed Macs as a priority because exploitation requires an initial low-privileged foothold.
- Review endpoint hardening and least-privilege controls to reduce the chance that local code execution can be obtained in the first place.
- Monitor the vendor advisory and NVD record for any added technical details or follow-up guidance.
Evidence notes
Source corpus ties the CVE to Trend Micro Apex One (mac) via the vendor reference links in NVD: Trend Micro advisory KA-0022458 and ZDI-26-139. The supplied description states the flaw is an origin validation error in the iCore service, requires prior low-privileged code execution, and was already addressed through ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025. The NVD item is marked Received and does not provide CVSS, weaknesses, or CPE criteria in the supplied metadata.
Official resources
CVE published in the supplied record on 2026-05-21. The vendor note provided in the source corpus says remediation had already been delivered via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025, so the disclosure here should be read as a CVE/