Incorrect Access Control in AgentTrayIconServlet in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Incorrect Access Control in AgentTrayIconServlet in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.255 allows attackers to delete certain files on the web server without login by sending a specially crafted request to the server with a computerName=../ substring to the /agenttrayicon URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08235 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf9m-66cq-7fx9
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Exploit 4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148635/Zoho-ManageEngine-13-13790-build-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion.html
- https://github.com/unh3x/just4cve/issues/9
- 20180720 [CVE-2018-12999]Zoho manageengine Desktop Central Arbitrary File Deletion
- http://www.cnnvd.org.cn/web/xxk/ldxqById.tag?CNNVD=CNNVD-201807-035
More Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-12999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf9m-66cq-7fx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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