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CVE-2020-8601

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an...

7.8 High

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an attack to use the product installer to load other DLL files located in the same directory.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 4.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an attack to use the product installer to load other DLL files located in the same directory.

Record
CVE-2020-8601
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-427
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an attack to use the product installer to load other DLL files located in the same directory.

Record
CVE-2020-8601
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29449 No score

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an attack to use the product installer to load other DLL files located in the same directory.

Record
EUVD-2020-29449
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8cx-rv78-q879 No score

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an...

Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection 2.0 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an attack to use the product installer to load other DLL files located in the same directory.

Record
GHSA-p8cx-rv78-q879
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-8601 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection, published February 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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