CVE-2025-49487

SYSTEM code execution via unsecured OpenSSL configuration

Published Jun 17, 2025 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

OpenSSL configuration loading in Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 6.7 SaaS allows attackers to execute code as SYSTEM. The Windows agent loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location, allowing attacker-controlled content to influence the privileged process. Exploitation requires physical access to a specific hardware component; successful code runs with SYSTEM privileges on the affected Windows endpoint.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OpenSSL configuration loading in Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 6.7 SaaS allows attackers to execute code as SYSTEM. The Windows agent loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location, allowing attacker-controlled content to influence the privileged process. Exploitation requires physical access to a specific hardware component; successful code runs with SYSTEM privileges on the affected Windows endpoint.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-49487
Published
Jun 17, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
Trend Micro
Product
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=SaaS <6.7.3954 / 14.3.1299

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Trend Micro · Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Servicesversion=SaaS <6.7.3954 / 14.3.1299

Published CVSS scores

6.8Trend MicroCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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