CVE-2020-15588
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 12.7% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
An issue was discovered in the client side of Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.552.W. An attacker-controlled server can trigger an integer overflow in InternetSendRequestEx and InternetSendRequestByBitrate that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow and Remote Code Execution with SYSTEM privileges. This issue will occur only when untrusted communication is initiated with server. In cloud, Agent will always connect with trusted communication.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 12.67% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-190 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-07-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zohocorp | manageengine desktop central |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD