CVE-2017-16924
Remote Information Disclosure and Escalation of Privileges in ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP 10.0.137 allows attackers to download unencrypted XML files containing all data for configuration policies via a predictable…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Remote Information Disclosure and Escalation of Privileges in ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP 10.0.137 allows attackers to download unencrypted XML files containing all data for configuration policies via a predictable /client-data/<client_id>/collections/##/usermgmt.xml URL, as demonstrated by passwords and Wi-Fi keys. This is fixed in build 100157.
- 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
- 8.60% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-330
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine desktop central
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/snoonan77/security-research/blob/master/CVE-2017-16924Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-management-msp/password-encryption-policy-violation.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/snoonan77/security-research/blob/master/CVE-2017-16924Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-management-msp/password-encryption-policy-violation.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.