CVE-2020-8540
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 12.8% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.
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 | 12.78% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-03-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zohocorp | manageengine desktop central |
References
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