CVE-2020-8599 KEV
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 11.9% (pctl 96)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that could allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary data to an arbitrary path on affected installations and bypass ROOT login. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 11.86% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-03-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | Trend Micro / Apex One and OfficeScan |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| trendmicro | apex one |
| trendmicro | officescan |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD