AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2020-8599
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2020-03-18 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that could allow a remote attacker to write arbitrary data to an arbitrary path on affected installations and bypass ROOT login. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Trend Micro · Apex One and OfficeScan
- Added to catalog
- 2021-11-03
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-05-03
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8599
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