Trend Micro has recently addressed several critical vulnerabilities in its enterprise-level tools, Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption (TMEE) PolicyServer, underscoring the importance of prompt software updates to maintain robust cybersecurity defenses.
Apex Central serves as a web-based centralized management console, enabling IT and security teams in mid-sized to enterprise organizations to oversee Trend Micro’s security products across endpoints, servers, email, and networks. Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer, on the other hand, is a central management server designed to manage encryption policies across devices, facilitating authentication, key management, real-time policy synchronization, auditing, and remote commands such as locking, resetting, or wiping lost or stolen endpoints.
The vulnerabilities addressed in the latest patches include:
- CVE-2025-49212
- CVE-2025-49213
- CVE-2025-49216
- CVE-2025-49217
- CVE-2025-49219
It's crucial to recognize that even if threat actors have not yet exploited these flaws, they may do so in the future. Many hacking groups monitor newly released patches to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, relying on the fact that some organizations delay in applying fixes. For instance, in March 2025, Trend Micro warned about a Windows zero-day vulnerability that had remained unpatched for eight years and had been exploited by 11 nation-state attackers and numerous financially motivated groups.
In light of these developments, organizations using Trend Micro's Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer should prioritize updating their systems to the latest versions to mitigate potential security risks.
Source: inkl Trend Micro patches several worrying security flaws, so update now
