CVE-2014-5005

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in an LFU action to statusUpdate.

Published: 2014-10-21 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5005 is rated High Exploit Risk (81/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 85.82%, 99th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-5005

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
34594 exploit_db edb 2014-09-09 Exploit-DB ↗
34518 exploit_db edb 2014-09-01 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5005

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 84.62% 85.82% +1.20%
2 2025-03-29 85.82% 84.62% -1.20%
3 2025-03-23 — 85.82% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zohocorp manageengine_desktop_central <= 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5005

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