CVE-2020-16087 describes a critical vulnerability in VNG Zalo Desktop 19.8.1.0 and earlier, allowing remote code execution on Windows machines. An attacker can achieve this by sending a specially crafted file to a Zalo user, who then executes arbitrary commands on their system. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction for exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
19.8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vng:zalo_desktop:19.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.