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CVE-2020-8468

CVE-2020-8468HIGH

Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0617   93.3   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                                                                                        Versions                                                              Fixed
  Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS)  OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0), WFBS 9.0, 9.5 and 10.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 30  Reserved by trendmicro
  Mar 18  Published (CNA: trendmicro)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

CWE-74 · CNA: trendmicro · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 30, 2020	Reserved	Reserved by trendmicro
March 18, 2020	Published	Published (CNA: trendmicro)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Trend Micro	Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS)	—	OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0), WFBS 9.0, 9.5 and 10.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-74

References (5)

https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244836 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245572 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8468 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-8468 at cve.org

Vendors: trend micro

Weaknesses: CWE-74

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