CVE-2018-5337
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.124 and 10.0.184: directory traversal in the SCRIPT_NAME field when modifying existing scripts.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.124 and 10.0.184: directory traversal in the SCRIPT_NAME field when modifying existing scripts.
- 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
- 9.18% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine desktop central
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.1% on 21 September 2026 to 9.2% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 9.4% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-manageengine-desktop-central/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-manageengine-desktop-central/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.