Is CVE-2020-8599 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8599 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-31.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8599?

CVE-2020-8599 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-8599?

Patch guidance is available from trendmicro security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-8599.

Fix CVE-2020-8599 - CRITICAL trendmicro apex one

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-8599?

3 products: trendmicro apex one, trendmicro officescan, trendmicro officescan.

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TRENDMICRO
Published: 3/18/2020
Last Modified: 10/31/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2020-8599

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