High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-24562
CVE-2020-24562
Description
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
4cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:xg:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- Trend Micro/Trend Micro OfficeScanv5Range: XG SP1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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