# CVE-2020-8599

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-8599
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 11.86% (percentile 96.2)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-06)
- Published: 2020-03-18

## Affected versions

- Trend Micro Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One: affected OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0)

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
- [other] https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000244253
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8599

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