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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-8599

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.8In CISA KEVEPSS 12%Published · Trend Micro

The short answer

CVE-2020-8599 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that could allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary data to an arbitrary path on affected installations and bypass ROOT login. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

Severity

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Nov 3, 2021

Federal due date May 3, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

12%

Higher than 96% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2020-8599 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-8599 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8599?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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