Injection in Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free…
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Trend Micro Apex One (2019), OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security (9.0, 9.5, 10.0) agents are affected by a content validation escape vulnerability which could allow an attacker to manipulate certain agent client components. An attempted attack requires user authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03
EPSS 0.06165 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS) | OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0), WFBS 9.0, 9.5 and 10.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Trend Micro OfficeScan, Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS) VendorTrend Micro Affected OfficeScan XG (12.0), Apex One 2019 (14.0), WFBS 9.0, 9.5 and 10.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2019 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | xg | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | xg sp1 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:9.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 sp3 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.5 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2019 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xg Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xg sp1 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:9.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8468
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-963g-gc86-62cp
References
More Trend Micro vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34668 OS command injection in Trend Micro Apex One KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-10115 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Trend Micro Apex Central KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06895 Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG server contain a vulnerable EXE file that… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14867 Unrestricted file upload in Trend Micro Apex One KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06794 A migration tool component of Trend Micro Apex One (2019) and OfficeScan XG contains a… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-13207 Path traversal in Trend Micro OfficeScan KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-8468 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8468 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-963g-gc86-62cp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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