{"uuid": "c583fc84-536c-4c66-b98d-5525512bbece", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "name": "CRITICAL SECURITY BULLETIN: Trend Micro Apex Central (on-premise) January 2026 Multiple Vulnerabilities", "description": "#  CRITICAL SECURITY BULLETIN: Trend Micro Apex Central (on-premise) January 2026 Multiple Vulnerabilities\n\t\t\n\n### Affected Version(s)\n\n\n|Product                   |Affected Version(s)\u00a0      |Platform\u00a0|Language(s)\u00a0|\n|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------|------------|\n|Apex Central (on-premise)\u00a0|Versions below Build 7190\u00a0|Windows  |English     |\n\n\n###   \nSolution\n\nTrend Micro has released the following solutions to address the issue:\n\nThese\u00a0are\u00a0the minimum recommended version(s) of the patches and/or builds required to address the issue. Trend Micro highly encourages customers to obtain the latest version of the product if there is a newer one available than the one listed in this bulletin.\n\nCustomers are encouraged to visit Trend Micro\u2019s [Download Center](http://downloadcenter.trendmicro.com/) to obtain prerequisite software (such as Service Packs) before applying any of the solutions above.\n\n###   \nVulnerability Details\n\n**CVE-2025-69258**:\u00a0**LoadLibraryEX Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability**\u00a0  \n_CVSSv3.1: 9.8: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H_\n\nA 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.\n\n**CVE-2025-69259**:\u00a0 **Message Unchecked NULL Return Value Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability**\u00a0  \n_CVSSv3.1: 7.5: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H_\n\nA message unchecked NULL return value vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations.\n\n_Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability._\n\n**CVE-2025-69260**:\u00a0 **Message Out-of-bounds Read Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability**\u00a0  \n_CVSSv3.1: 7.5: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H_\n\nA message out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations.\n\n_Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability._\n\n###   \nMitigating Factors\n\nExploiting these type of vulnerabilities generally require that an attacker has access (physical or remote) to a vulnerable machine. In addition to timely application of patches and updated solutions, customers are also advised to review remote access to critical systems and ensure policies and perimeter security is up-to-date.\n\nHowever, even though an exploit may require several specific conditions to be met, Trend Micro strongly encourages customers to update to the latest builds as soon as possible.\n\n###   \nAcknowledgement\n\nTrend Micro would like to thank the following individuals/organizations for responsibly disclosing these issues and working with Trend Micro to help protect our customers:\n\n*   [Tenable](https://www.tenable.com/)", "creation_timestamp": "2026-01-09T14:40:51.288226+00:00", "timestamp": "2026-01-09T14:40:51.288226+00:00", "related_vulnerabilities": ["CVE-2025-69258", "CVE-2025-69259", "CVE-2025-69260"], "author": {"login": "adulau", "name": "Alexandre Dulaunoy", "uuid": "c933734a-9be8-4142-889e-26e95c752803"}}