Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2020 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2020-24562
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro OfficeScan 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 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This CVE is similar, but not identical to CVE-2020-24556.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro OfficeScan | XG SP1 |
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/ x_refsource_MISC