CVE-2020-24556

Published Sep 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG SP1, Worry-Free Business Security 10 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution. 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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17275 A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG SP1, Worry-Free Business Security 10 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution. 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
trendmicro
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:12 PM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 1, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM