{"cve":"CVE-2020-8838","nvd":{"published":"2020-03-23T17:15:15.427","modified":"2026-06-17T03:27:02.170","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent, it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.4},"cwes":["CWE-354"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29","https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29"],"products":["zohocorp:manageengine_assetexplorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-8838","score":0.01557,"percentile":0.752,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}