HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-8470

Apex One vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.5%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Trend Micro Apex One (2019), OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security (9.0, 9.5, 10.0) server contains a vulnerable service DLL file that could allow an attacker to delete any file on the server with SYSTEM level privileges. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Trendmicro
Affected product
Apex One
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2020-03-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-8470

  • Confirm whether Trendmicro Apex One is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-8470.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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