CVE-2020-10189 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central versions prior to 10.0.474. It stems from insecure deserialization of untrusted data within the getChartImage function of the FileStorage class, specifically impacting the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, with publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit and Nuclei, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including mentions in reports on Chinese state-sponsored hacking.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.479CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.