CVE-2020-8540
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 11, 2020 at 04:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorManageengine Desktop Central
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 13%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2020-03-07
Affected range stops below 2020-03-07, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611CWE-918
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