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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
trendmicro/officescan
xg sp1
Published
Sep 29, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026