TI-2018-08381 Aliases CVE-2018-11717 GHSA-7hxq-5r5q-rh58

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 100251.

MEDIUM 53CWE-532Published 2018-07-16 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 100251. By leveraging access to a log file, a context-dependent attacker can obtain (depending on the modules configured) the Base64 encoded Password/Username of AD accounts, the cleartext Password/Username and mail settings of the EAS account (an AD account used to send mail), the cleartext password of recovery_password of Android devices, the cleartext password of account "set", the location of devices enrolled in the platform (with UUID and information related to the name of the person at the location), critical information about all enrolled devices such as Serial Number, UUID, Model, Name, and auth_session_token (usable to spoof a terminal identity on the platform), etc.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08575 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central::::::::	before 100251	Vulnerable	Zohocorp

cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 100251 Vulnerable ·Zohocorp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11717
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hxq-5r5q-rh58
2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://blog.netxp.fr/manageengine-deep-exploitation/

Advisory 1

https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/vulnerability-in-log-files.html

TI-2021-20117 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-08210 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2013-06054 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in AgentLogUploadServlet in ManageEngine… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-23976 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP before 10.1.2137.2 allow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2014-04108 Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-08384 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 100092 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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