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High severity · published Mar 18, 2020
CVE-2020-8468
Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
6.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Trend Micro Apex One (2019), OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security (9.0, 9.5, 10.0) agents are affected by a content validation escape vulnerability which could allow an attacker to manipulate certain agent client components. An attempted attack requires user authentication.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.2% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueMay 3, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
Apex One · Trend Micro
2019 · source: NVD
TM
Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS) · Trend Micro
OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0), WFBS 9.0, 9.5 and 10.0 · source: vendor
OF
Officescan · Trendmicro
xg; xg · source: NVD
WB
Worry-free Business Security · Trendmicro
9.0; 9.5; 10.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
AO
Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents · Trend Micro
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
Affected product
AO
Apex One
Trend Micro
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8468
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8468
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
x_refsource_MISC
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253
x_refsource_MISC
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245572
x_refsource_MISC
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244836
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