Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2020 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2020-24559
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro Apex One from Trend Micro. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services on macOS may allow an attacker to manipulate a certain binary to load and run a script from a user-writable folder, which then would allow them to execute arbitrary code as root. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Apex One | 2009 (on premise), SaaS |
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security | 10.0 SP1, Services (SaaS) |
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1096/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 x_refsource_MISC