What is CVE-2019-16962?

CVE-2019-16962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-16962?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central

CVE-2019-16962

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.430 allows HTML injection via a modified Report Name in a New Custom Report.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-01-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central — versions 10.0.430

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/download.html (Product, Vendor Advisory)
www.esecforte.com/manage-engine-desktopcentral-india-html-injection-vulnerabili… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16962?: CVE-2019-16962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-16962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.