{
    "id": "CVE-2020-11552",
    "published": "2020-08-11 16:15:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:50:23",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-269",
    "description": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \\windows\\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.",
    "epss_score": "0.07403",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94262",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:22",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "zohocorp",
            "product": "manageengine_adselfservice_plus"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158820/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-6000-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/4",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/6",
        "https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/adselfservice-plus-6003-release-faceid-support",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48739",
        "https://www.manageengine.com",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158820/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-6000-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/4",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/6",
        "https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/adselfservice-plus-6003-release-faceid-support",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48739",
        "https://www.manageengine.com"
    ]
}