{
  "id": "CVE-2020-10189",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2020-10189",
  "published": "2020-03-06T17:15:12.383Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T02:47:27.960Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.99941,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99972,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2021-11-03",
    "due": "2022-05-03",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10189"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "zohocorp"
  ],
  "products": [
    "zohocorp manageengine desktop central"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-502"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": 9.8
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156730/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-Java-Deserialization.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2020-0011/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://srcincite.io/pocs/src-2020-0011.py.txt",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/remote-code-execution-vulnerability.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoho-zero-day-published-on-twitter/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10189",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10189",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}