CVE-2014-5007
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) and Desktop Central Managed Service Providers (MSP) edition before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to write to and execute arbitrary files as SYSTEM via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) and Desktop Central Managed Service Providers (MSP) edition before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to write to and execute arbitrary files as SYSTEM via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
- Record
CVE-2014-5007- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) and Desktop Central Managed Service Providers (MSP) edition before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to write to and execute arbitrary files as SYSTEM via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
- Record
CVE-2014-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4909 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) and Desktop Central Managed Service Providers (MSP) edition before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to write to and execute arbitrary files as SYSTEM via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4909- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7f93-hqwq-9wxf No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) and Desktop Central Managed Service Providers (MSP) edition before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to write to and execute arbitrary files as SYSTEM via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
- Record
GHSA-7f93-hqwq-9wxf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ManageEngine Desktop Central 8.0.0 build < 80293 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2013-11-18 |
| Exploit-DB | DesktopCentral AgentLogUpload - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) | 2013-11-25 |
| Exploit-DB | ManageEngine Desktop Central - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution | 2014-09-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5007 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, published January 17, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.