CVE-2020-24562
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This CVE is similar, but not identical to CVE-2020-24556.
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affected products (3)
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references (7)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24562cnnvd
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/cnnvd
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633enisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/enisa_euvd
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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