CVEs / CVE-2020-10189
CVE-2020-10189: Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central contains a file upload vulnerability that allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.
Description
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
References
- CVE-2020-10189 on NVD
- CVE-2020-10189 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156730/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-Java-Deserialization.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html Third Party Advisory
- https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2020-0011/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://srcincite.io/pocs/src-2020-0011.py.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/remote-code-execution-vulnerability.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoho-zero-day-published-on-twitter/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10189 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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