CVE-2015-8249
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 73.60% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 December 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- manageengine/desktop central
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 67.9% on 21 September 2026 to 73.6% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134806/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-9-FileUploadServlet-ConnectionId.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/manageengine_connectionid_writeThird Party Advisory
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2015/12/14/r7-2015-22-manageengine-desktop-central-9-fileuploadservlet-connectionid-vulnerability-cve-2015-8249Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38982/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134806/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-9-FileUploadServlet-ConnectionId.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/manageengine_connectionid_writeThird Party Advisory
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2015/12/14/r7-2015-22-manageengine-desktop-central-9-fileuploadservlet-connectionid-vulnerability-cve-2015-8249Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38982/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.