CVE-2020-8599 | BDVDB-2026-132607 Detail

Trend MicroTrend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-03-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-10-21Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2020-03-18
Last modified: 2025-10-21

Vendor information

Vendor: Trend Micro
Product: Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One

All Trend Micro vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

11.8%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 96.1.

KEV

Yes

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0)
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).