CVE-2020-24562

Published Sep 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 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. This CVE is similar, but not identical to CVE-2020-24556.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17281 A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 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. This CVE is similar, but not identical to CVE-2020-24556.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
trendmicro
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:19 PM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 29, 2020, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM