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CVE-2018-5340

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5340 describes a critical vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central versions 10.0.124 and 10.0.184, where an attacker can gain database access using a superuser account with filesystem write permissions via SQL queries. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw requiring high privileges but having a severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

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

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0520 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 5,537 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/query-restriction-bypass-vulnerability.html
Third Party Advisory
nccgroup.trust / uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-manageengine-desktop-central
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory