Trend Micro VSAPI 8.700.0.1004 in Trend Micro AntiVirus, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Trend Micro VSAPI 8.700.0.1004 in Trend Micro AntiVirus, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an MZ header (aka "EXE info") at the beginning, and modifying the filename to have (1) no extension, (2) a .txt extension, or (3) a .jpg extension, as demonstrated by a document containing a CVE-2006-5745 exploit.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02951 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:trend_micro_antivirus:8.700.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.700.0.1004 | Vulnerable | Trend Micro |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:trend_micro_antivirus:8.700.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.700.0.1004 Vulnerable ·Trend Micro
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5545
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-545h-2xw4-7w2f
References
Advisory 1
More Trend Micro Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-01532 VsapiNT.sys in the Scan Engine 8.0 for Trend Micro AntiVirus 14.10.1041, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-00833 TmComm.sys 1.5.0.1052 in the Trend Micro Anti-Rootkit Common Module (RCM), with the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2008-5545 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5545 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-545h-2xw4-7w2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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