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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.