CVE-2020-8468
Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 … 9.5
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2020-8468 is a high-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Trend Micro Apex One (2019), OfficeScan XG, and Worry-Free Business Security agents (versions 9.0, 9.5, and 10.0) contain a content validation escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-8468. The flaw, assigned CWE-74, resides in agent client components and permits manipulation of validated content when an authenticated user interacts with the affected software.
An attacker with valid user credentials can exploit the issue over the network with low complexity to alter agent behavior. Successful exploitation yields high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted endpoint, as reflected in the CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.
Trend Micro has published multiple solution articles detailing patches and configuration guidance for the affected products at the referenced URLs, including https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571 and https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245572.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-29334
Vulnerability Data
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.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 03 November 2021
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and output encoding that prevent injection flaws.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches injection vulnerabilities before release.
Logging supports detection of injection attempts but does not prevent the weakness.
Monitoring activities can identify active injection attacks after they occur.
Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevent injection flaws.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection attacks in software design.
Secure architecture principles reduce injection surfaces but do not prescribe specific neutralization techniques.