CVE-2020-10189
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload Vulnerability
- Critical 9.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021
Description
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.
Key facts
- Published
- 6 Mar 2020
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- mitre
- KEV added
- 3 Nov 2021
- KEV fix due
- 3 May 2022
- EPSS
- 99.941% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.972% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.8CVSS 3.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (mitre)
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 6 Mar 2020 Published
- 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2020-10189 added to CISA KEV
- 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue