What is CVE-2020-21642?

CVE-2020-21642 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Analytics Plus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-21642?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-21642 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Zohocorp Manageengine Analytics Plus

CVE-2020-21642

Directory Traversal vulnerability ZDBQAREFSUBDIR parameter in /zropusermgmt API in Zoho ManageEngine Analytics Plus before 4350 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2022-08-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.070 (93.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.068 · newest: 0.070 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Analytics Plus — versions 2.9, 3.0, 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.manageengine.com/analytics-plus/release-notes.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-21642?: CVE-2020-21642 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Analytics Plus, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-21642?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-21642 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.