ZDI-26-652: TrendAI Apex One Security Agent Cache Mechanism Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
ZDI-26-652: TOCTOU race in Trend Micro Apex One cache mechanism, CVE-2025-71416, enables local privilege escalation, rated CVSS 7.8.
The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-652 for the Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent. A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) flaw in the cache mechanism, tracked as CVE-2025-71416, allows local attackers to escalate privileges after gaining low-privileged code execution. ZDI assigned a CVSS 7.8 rating. A vendor patch is available for affected installations.
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