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CVE-2020-25773 — Trendmicro Apex One security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

A vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One ServerMigrationTool component could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected products. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must import a corrupted configuration file.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-09-29
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-415

Affected products

  • trendmicro / apex_one / 2019
  • trendmicro / apex_one / saas

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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