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CVE-2015-8249

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8249 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093, specifically within the FileUploadServlet class. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary files on the affected system with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:desktop_central:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
73.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 FileUploadServlet ConnectionId Vulnerability · Dec 14, 2015
ExploitDB: EDB-38982 · Dec 15, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7360 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/134806/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-9-FileUploadServlet-ConnectionId.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
community.rapid7.com / community/infosec/blog/2015/12/14/r7-2015-22-manageengine-desktop-central-9-fileuploadservlet-connectionid-vulnerability-cve-2015-8249
ExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/38982
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
rapid7.com / db/modules/exploit/windows/http/manageengine_connectionid_write
Third Party Advisory