What it is
CVE-2020-8599 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Trend Micro Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One. Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that could allow...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2020-8599
Trend Micro OfficeScan
Trend Micro / Trend Micro OfficeScan · OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0)
- Severity
- CVSS 9.8 · Critical
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 11.9%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Trend Micro / Trend Micro OfficeScan officescan xg (12.0), apex one 2019 (14.0).
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Trend Micro OfficeScan
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.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
Trend Micro
Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One
OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0)
Affected
- Published
- 18 Mar 2020
- Exploitation Reported
- 03 Nov 2021
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
Tags
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8599
- success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571 success.trendmicro.com · CVE Record https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
- success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253 success.trendmicro.com · CVE Record https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
11.9%
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
10.0
High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2020-8599
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2020-8599",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 9.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.11858,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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