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CVE-2018-5338

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5338 is a critical vulnerability affecting Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central versions 10.0.124 and 10.0.184, stemming from missing authentication and authorization for a database query mechanism. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this network-exploitable flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0.124CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:10.0.124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0.184CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:10.0.184:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0898 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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

manageengine.com / products/desktop-central/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.html
Third Party Advisory
nccgroup.trust / uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-manageengine-desktop-central
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory