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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-8540 · published 11 March 2020

CVE-2020-8540: Zohocorp manageengine desktop central xml external entity (xxe) vulnerability

Zohocorp · Manageengine Desktop Central

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 13% · top 3.9% CWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-8540), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.