CVE-2018-7890
A remote code execution issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before 13.6 (build 13640).
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A remote code execution issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before 13.6 (build 13640). The publicly accessible testCredential.do endpoint takes multiple user inputs and validates supplied credentials by accessing a specified system. This endpoint calls several internal classes, and then executes a PowerShell script. If the specified system is OfficeSharePointServer, then the username and password parameters to this script are not validated, leading to Command Injection.
- 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
- 78.81% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 12 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine applications manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 76.2% on 21 September 2026 to 78.8% on 27 October 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9684Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://pentest.blog/advisory-manageengine-applications-manager-remote-code-execution-sqli-and/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/community/topic/security-vulnerability-issues-fixed-upgrade-to-the-latest-version-of-applications-managerThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44274/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2018-7890.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9684Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://pentest.blog/advisory-manageengine-applications-manager-remote-code-execution-sqli-and/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/community/topic/security-vulnerability-issues-fixed-upgrade-to-the-latest-version-of-applications-managerThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44274/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2018-7890.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.