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TI-2020-07093 Aliases CVE-2020-8838GHSA-p5wp-2qp8-cc84

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5.

Priority LOW 32CWE-354Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01557 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_assetexplorer:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5VulnerableZohocorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_assetexplorer:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Zohocorp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8838
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5wp-2qp8-cc84

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-23765 Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11733 Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus through 14104, Asset Explorer through 6987… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-03410 Integer overflow in Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-09733 Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) exists in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2019-10915 Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.2.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2019-09702 Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) exists in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.2.0 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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