CVE-2020-24562
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This CVE is similar, but not identical to CVE-2020-24556.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- trendmicro/officescan
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.