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CVE-2020-8468

High CVSS 8.8 Known exploited

Published 2020-03-18 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2021-11-03

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2020-8468 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2020-8468, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Trend Micro Apex One (2019), OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security (9.0, 9.5, 10.0) agents are affected by a content validation escape vulnerability which could allow an attacker to manipulate certain agent client components. An attempted attack requires user authentication.

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H