Is CVE-2020-10189 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-10189 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-07.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-10189?

CVE-2020-10189 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-10189?

Patch guidance is available from zohocorp security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-10189.

Which products are affected by CVE-2020-10189?

1 product: zohocorp manageengine desktop central.

Fix CVE-2020-10189 - CRITICAL

Description

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ZOHOCORP
Published: 3/6/2020
Last Modified: 11/7/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2020-10189

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