PT-2020-20230 · Trend Micro · Trend Micro Apex One+1

Published 2020-03-18 · Updated 2025-10-31 · CVE-2020-8599

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Trend Micro Apex One versions 2019 Trend Micro OfficeScan XG server

Description The issue concerns a vulnerable EXE file in Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan XG server, allowing a remote attacker to write arbitrary data to any path on affected installations and bypass ROOT login without requiring authentication.

Recommendations For Trend Micro Apex One version 2019, update to a version that fixes the vulnerable EXE file. For Trend Micro OfficeScan XG server, restrict access to the vulnerable EXE file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the vulnerable EXE file to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-8599

Affected Products

Officescan Xg Server

Trend Micro Apex One

References · 8

• https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8599 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8599 · Security Note
• https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110286 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1839 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141114 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8599 · Note