CVE-2020-10189

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of...

9.8 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.

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

99.9%Up 51.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2020-10189
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Weakness: CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-2650 9.8

Record: EUVD-2020-2650
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx3q-6fpx-362x 9.8

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of...

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.

Record: GHSA-cx3q-6fpx-362x
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload Vulnerability

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central contains a file upload vulnerability that allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.

Record: CVE-2020-10189
Weakness: CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2020-10189
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	ManageEngine Desktop Central Java Deserialization	2020-03-05
Exploit-DB	ManageEngine Desktop Central - Java Deserialization (Metasploit)	2020-03-17
PoC in GitHub	zavke/CVE-2020-10189-ManageEngine	2020-11-12
Nuclei	ManageEngine Desktop Central Java Deserialization

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-10189 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zoho Manageengine, published March 6, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.