CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-8468

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2020-03-18 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability — Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents

Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, and Worry-Free Business Security agents contain a content validation escape vulnerability that could allow an attacker to manipulate certain agent client components.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8468
Status
Analyzed
Published
2020-03-18
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-74

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.

Affected configurations

• trendmicro apex one 2019 • trendmicro officescan xg • trendmicro worry-free business security 9.0 • trendmicro worry-free business security 9.5 • trendmicro worry-free business security 10.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References