What is CVE-2020-28572?

CVE-2020-28572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-28572?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-28572

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Trend Micro Apex One — versions On Premise (2019)
Trendmicro Apex_one — versions 2019

References

security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28572?: CVE-2020-28572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-28572?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.