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CVE-2014-7862

85
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-7862 is a critical vulnerability affecting ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP versions prior to build 90109. This flaw, residing in the DCPluginServelet servlet, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create new administrator accounts. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available exploitation tools, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 90109CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:desktop_central:*:*:*:*:managed_service_providers:*:*:*
>= 7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
81.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: ManageEngine Desktop Central Administrator Account Creation · Dec 31, 2014
ExploitDB: EDB-43892 · Jan 15, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8105 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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/129769/Desktop-Central-Add-Administrator.html
Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/2
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/99595
Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/ManageEngine/me_dc9_admin.txt
Third Party Advisory
manageengine.com / products/desktop-central/cve20147862-unauthorized-account-creation.html
Third Party Advisory
rapid7.com / db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/manage_engine_dc_create_admin
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/534356/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/71849
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry