CVE-2020-8468
Actively exploited. CVE-2020-8468 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, and Worry-Free Business Security agents contain a content validation escape vulnerability that could allow an attacker to manipulate certain agent client components.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A content validation escape vulnerability could allow manipulation of agent client components.
- Who is affected
- Users of Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, and Worry-Free Business Security agents.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest versions of the affected Trend Micro products.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 92% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-8468: Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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