CVE-2020-8468
Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.17% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- trendmicro/apex one · trendmicro/officescan · trendmicro/worry-free business security
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
EPSS 6.2% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8468
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244836Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245572Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244836Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245572Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8468US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.