CVE-2020-8838 is a critical vulnerability affecting Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During agent upgrades, the software fails to validate the source and integrity of downloaded binaries. This flaw allows an attacker on an adjacent network to achieve remote code execution with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges through a man-in-the-middle attack, by injecting an arbitrary executable. The CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium) reflects the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity and privileged access. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_assetexplorer:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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