Forwarded from Taiwan Computer Network Crisis Management and Coordination Center: Cybersecurity Alert TWCERTCC-200-202601-00000005

[Content Description]
Trend Micro Apex Central is a centralized management platform from Trend Micro used to manage various Trend Micro security solutions, including gateways, mail servers, file servers, and enterprise desktops. A major cybersecurity vulnerability announcement was recently released. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-69258, CVSS: 9.8) is a security weakness in the LoadLibraryEX function used by Trend Micro Apex Central. Attackers can remotely load a malicious DLL under their control into a critical executable file on the system without authentication and execute the attacker's code with SYSTEM privileges.

[Affected Platforms]
Apex Central (on-premise) versions prior to 7190 (excluding 7190)

[Recommended Action]
Please patch the issue on the official website: https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071

[References]
1. https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-169-10619-c1e07-1.html