CVE-2020-24556

High

Description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG SP1, Worry-Free Business Security 10 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services 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. Please note that version 1909 (OS Build 18363.719) of Microsoft Windows 10 mitigates hard links, but previous versions are affected.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductTrendmicro Apex One
PublishedSep 1, 2020
First seenSep 1, 2020

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
trendmicro apex_one2019, saas—
trendmicro worry-free_business_security10.0—
trendmicro worry-free_business_security_servicesNo range specified—

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