CVE-2025-71216

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-21. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent cache mechanism could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The following information is provided as informational only for CVE references, as these were addressed already via ActiveUpdate/SaaS updates in mid to late 2025 (SaaS 2507 & 2005 Yearly Release).

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
24.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 5, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ZDI-26-142 | Zero Day Initiative

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-142/
generic

SECURITY BULLETIN: Apex One and Apex One (Mac) - February 2026

https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0022458

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71216(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 78× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71216?
CVE-2025-71216 is a high vulnerability published on May 21, 2026. A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One (mac) agent cache mechanism could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to…
When was CVE-2025-71216 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71216 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71216 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71216 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71216?
CVE-2025-71216 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71216?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71216, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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