{"id":"CVE-2020-11552","aliases":["EUVD-2020-3903","GHSA-6hrv-v9h4-p42x"],"status":"published","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build...","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \\windows\\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.07403,"percentile":0.94477,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2020-08-11T15:43:14Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:50:23Z","products":[{"vendor":"zohocorp","product":"manageengine_adselfservice_plus"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.manageengine.com","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/4","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158820/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-6000-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/adselfservice-plus-6003-release-faceid-support","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48739","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/6","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_FULLDISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11552"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hrv-v9h4-p42x"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-11552","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \\windows\\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-11T15:43:14Z","modified":"2024-08-04T11:35:13.226Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:57.67317Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-3903","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \\windows\\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-11T15:43:14Z","modified":"2024-08-04T11:35:13Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:46.270701Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6hrv-v9h4-p42x","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build...","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \\windows\\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:25:17Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:03:42Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:22.75476Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-11552","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \\windows\\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-11T16:15:12.057Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:50:23.57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":10,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:10.994748Z"}]}}