CVE-2025-49217
CRITICALDescription
An insecure deserialization operation in the Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer could lead to a pre-authentication remote code execution on affected installations. Note that this vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-49213 but is in a different method.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-477 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-49213 | Critical | 9.8 | 9.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-49212 | Critical | 9.8 | 9.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-17890 | Critical | 9.8 | 3.3% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-49220 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.0% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-18251 | High | 8.8 | 1.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-49219 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.4% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-49217?
Upgrade trend micro endpoint encryption to 6.0.0.4013 or later.
Is CVE-2025-49217 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-49217 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-49217?
CVE-2025-49217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-49217 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for trend micro endpoint encryption (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-09-08.