CVE-2020-8838

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-354

Affected software

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

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 23, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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