Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue in the Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent for macOS. It arises from an origin validation error in the agent's self-protection mechanism, specifically in the TmSelfProtect component. Because of insufficient validation of command origins, an attacker who already has the ability to run low-privileged code on the system can exploit this flaw to escalate their privileges to root and execute arbitrary code.

Useful 0 Not Useful 0

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain root-level privileges on the affected system. This means the attacker can execute arbitrary code with the highest level of permissions, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized access to sensitive data, and the ability to bypass security controls.

Useful 0 Not Useful 0

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should apply the updates released by Trend Micro that address this issue.

The vulnerability was fixed via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release). Ensuring your Trend Micro Apex One agent is updated to these versions or later will protect against this local privilege escalation flaw.

Useful 0 Not Useful 0

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify how this vulnerability impacts compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Useful 0 Not Useful 0