CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-24556
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-09-01
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG SP1, Worry-Free Business Security 10 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services 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. Please note that version 1909 (OS Build 18363.719) of Microsoft Windows 10 mitigates hard links, but previous versions are affected.
Affected configurations
• trendmicro apex one 2019
• trendmicro apex one saas
• trendmicro worry-free business security 10.0
• trendmicro worry-free business security services
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632 Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633 Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1093/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632 Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633 Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1093/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry