CVE-2020-24557
Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2021-11-03. Federal due date: 2022-05-03.
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Impact
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function and attain privilege escalation. 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trendmicro | Apex One | All versions Version 2019 |
| Trendmicro | Worry-Free Business Security | Version 10.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-24557