CVE-2020-8599
Published 2020-03-18 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@trendmicro.com
Summary
CVE-2020-8599 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Trend Micro has 12 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 12 known-exploited Trend Micro vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Trend Micro — Apex One and OfficeScan
Name: Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

