CVEs / CVE-2020-8468
CVE-2020-8468: Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 6.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, and Worry-Free Business Security agents contain a content validation escape vulnerability that could allow an attacker to manipulate certain agent client components.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-74 |
References
- CVE-2020-8468 on NVD
- CVE-2020-8468 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244836 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245572 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8468 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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