CVE-2020-8838

medium

Description

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent, it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.

References

https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-03-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00188