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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-69259

A 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.

Published Jan 8, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 8, 2026 · Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69259. EPSS is 1.58%. Act only if a listed version of Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.58%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central 2019 (14.0) <Build 7190

A 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. Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability..

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central 2019 (14.0) <Build 71902019 (14.0) <Build 7190

How to fix CVE-2025-69259

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69259. EPSS is 1.58%. Act only if a listed version of Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central 2019 (14.0) <Build 7190 2019 (14.0) <Build 7190. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.58%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    A 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. Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability..

  2. Jan 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A 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. Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability..

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69259

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-69259

    30-day exploitation probability 1.58%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1570

    A 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. Please note: authentication is not required in order to exploit this vulnerability..

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026