CVE-2020-8468: Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability

CVE-2020-8468 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, and Worry-Free Business Security agents are vulnerable to a content validation escape. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to bypass validation mechanisms and manipulate specific agent client components.

Technologies: Trend Micro Officescan. Vendors: Trend Micro.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-8468 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2020-8468 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2020-8468?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Trend Micro Apex One 2019; Trend Micro OfficeScan XG; Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 9.0, 9.5, 10.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-8468?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2020-8468 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-8468?
Check whether you run Trend Micro Officescan or Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agents. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Trend Micro Apex One 2019
  • Trend Micro OfficeScan XG
  • Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 9.0, 9.5, 10.0

Timeline

  • 2020-03-17: disclosed: NVD Published Date
  • 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2021-11-03: exploited: Confirmed exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry

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