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CVE-2014-7862
The DCPluginServelet servlet in ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP before build 90109 allows remote attackers to create…
Critical9.8EPSS 81.0%
- Published
- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The DCPluginServelet servlet in ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP before build 90109 allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts via an addPlugInUser action.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 81.0% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129769/Desktop-Central-Add-Administrator.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/ManageEngine/me_dc9_admin.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 71849 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20141231 [The ManageOwnage Series, part X]: 0-day administrator account creation in Desktop Central (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- desktopcentral-cve20147862-sec-bypass(99595) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve20147862-unauthorized-account-creation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/manage_engine_dc_create_admin (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150102 [The ManageOwnage Series, part X]: 0-day administrator account creation in Desktop Central (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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