CVE-2015-8249
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote...
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId 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
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-8249- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-8249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8137 No score
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8137- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c9wc-3x6x-mqrc
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote...
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.
- Record
GHSA-c9wc-3x6x-mqrc- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 - FileUploadServlet ConnectionId (Metasploit) | 2015-12-15 |
| Metasploit | ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 FileUploadServlet ConnectionId Vulnerability | 2015-12-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8249 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Manageengine Desktop Central, published September 27, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134806/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-9-FileUploadServlet-ConnectionId.html
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/manageengine_connectionid_write
exploit-db.com/exploits/38982
community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2015/12/14/r7-2015-22-manageengine-desktop-central-9-fileuploadservlet-connectionid-vulnerability-cve-2015-8249
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8249
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9wc-3x6x-mqrc