CVE-2020-24557

moderate-risk
Published 2020-09-01

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function and attain privilege escalation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. Please note that version 1909 (OS Build 18363.719) of Microsoft Windows 10 mitigates hard links, but previous versions are affected.

Do I need to act?

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1.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Trendmicro

References (7)

Vendor Advisory https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632
Vendor Advisory https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/
Vendor Advisory https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632
Vendor Advisory https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 9/34 · Low