---
id: "CVE-2020-8468"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2020-8468"]
title: "Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents: Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: 0.06165
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["apex-one", "exploited", "officescan", "trend-micro", "vendor", "windows", "worry-free-business-security"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required"]
published_at: "2020-03-18T01:15:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T20:29:38+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-8468", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8468", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:43+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8468", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:35:23+00:00"}]
---

# Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents: Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape Vulnerability

Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security agents have a content validation escape flaw that lets an attacker manipulate certain agent client components. Successful exploitation requires a valid user login, and CISA lists it as known exploited.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security Agents affected ? fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-8468
- 2026-10-23T19:13:43+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8468
- 2026-10-23T19:35:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8468

## From the sources

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.

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