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CVE-2020-27016 json

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA) 9.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability w…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-19540

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA) 9.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability which could allow an attacker to modify policy rules by tricking an authenticated administrator into accessing an attacker-controlled web page. An attacker must already have obtained product administrator/root privileges to exploit this vulnerability.

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Exploit prediction

1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • success.trendmicro.com https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000279833 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sec-consult.com https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/vulnerabilities-in-trend-micro-interscan-messaging-security-virtual-appliance-imsva/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Trend Micro Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

Sources

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