CVE-2020-28572 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Apex One
An unprivileged user can abuse the Trend Micro Apex One installer to reinstall the agent with malicious code, gaining higher privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-28572?
CVE-2020-28572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 18 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow an unprivileged user to abuse the product installer to reinstall the agent with additional malicious code in the context of a higher privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-28572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One
- CVE-2020-8599 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2025-54948 Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection
- CVE-2021-36741 Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2020-8467 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-8468 Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mm57-2rfm-crr2.