Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 10.0.647 allows a single authentication secret from multiple agents to communicate with the…

published 2021-03-05 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-20540

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.1%; EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits: 0; none known

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 10.0.647 allows a single authentication secret from multiple agents to communicate with the server.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

zohocorp manageengine_desktop_central 10.0.647

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Exploit prediction

5.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

manageengine.com /products/desktop-central/fixing-multiple-vulnerabilities.html
vendor-advisory
manageengine.com /products/desktop-central/cve-2020-28050.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-28050
NVD CVE-2020-28050

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