Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-24557
Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Access Cont - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function and attain privilege escalation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. Please note that version 1909 (OS Build 18363.719) of Microsoft Windows 10 mitigates hard links, but previous versions are affected.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 1, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan, and Worry-Free Business Security on Microsoft Windows contain an improper access control vulnerability that may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function, and attain privilege escalation.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-24557 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-24557 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Trendmicro apex_one
2 Trendmicro worry-free_business_security
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-24557.

URL Resource
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632 Vendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-24557 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-24557 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo NVD-CWE-Other
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 No Types Assigned https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:saas:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:saas:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:worry-free_business_security:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function and attain privilege escalation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. Please note that version 1909 (OS Build 18363.719) of Microsoft Windows 10 mitigates hard links, but previous versions are affected. A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function and attain privilege escalation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. Please note that version 1909 (OS Build 18363.719) of Microsoft Windows 10 mitigates hard links, but previous versions are affected.
    Added Reference https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000267260 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632 No Types Assigned https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1094/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:apex_one:saas:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-24557 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-24557 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.03%

score

0.38295

percentile

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