VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-8540

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability12.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Primary references