An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5.

published 2020-03-23 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-29681

cvss: 6.4; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Exploit prediction

1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.9	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-354 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2020/May/29
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
manageengine.com /products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-8838
NVD CVE-2020-8838

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Summary