November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2020-8599 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan
Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Trend Micro
- Product
- Apex One and OfficeScan
- EPSS
- 96.1th percentile (score 0.119, as of
2026-11-06) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8599
CISA short description
Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan server contain a vulnerable EXE file that could allow a remote attacker to write data to a path on affected installations and bypass root login.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.