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CVE-2020-8599

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)⚠ Active exploitation

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

CISA KEV — actively exploited

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:N/PR:N sin interacción indica aplicación expuesta (T1190). Escritura arbitraria en ruta = manipulación de datos (T1565.002); bypass de ROOT login permite ejecución privilegiada (T1078.002 + T1059.007).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkFilter Network TrafficEncrypt Sensitive Information

Affected technologies (2)

Trendmicro — Apex ONETrendmicro — Officescan

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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