CVE-2020-8540

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611 CWE-918

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 11, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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