CVE-2017-16924 is a critical remote information disclosure and privilege escalation vulnerability affecting ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP versions prior to 10.0.157. Attackers can exploit a predictable URL to download unencrypted XML files containing sensitive configuration data, including passwords and Wi-Fi keys. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:10.0.137:*:*:*:managed_service_providers:*:*:* |
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.