Deserialization in Zohocorp Manageengine_desktop_central

CVE-2020-10189

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.999 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: .

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10189?
CVE-2020-10189 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine_desktop_central, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-10189?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10189 known to be exploited?
Yes. CVE-2020-10189 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 55 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.