CVE-2018-16364 in the critical feed json
A serialization vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before build 13740 allows for remote code execution on Windows via…
published 2018-09-26 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8210
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.9%
- EPSS 17.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A serialization vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before build 13740 allows for remote code execution on Windows via a payload on an SMB share.
Exploit prediction
17.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.jamesotten.com https://blog.jamesotten.com/post/applications-manager-rce/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
blog.jamesotten.com
/post/applications-manager-rce/
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16364
- NVD CVE-2018-16364
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