CVE-2020-10816

Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 14780 and before allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to register managed servers via AAMRequestProcessor servlet.

Published: 2020-10-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10816 is rated Moderate Risk (56.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.79%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10816

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 2026-06-15 25.01% 4.79% -20.22%
2 2025-08-29 30.65% 25.01% -5.64%
3 2025-07-08 30.65%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-10816

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-10816

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-10816

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14700:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14710:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14720:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14730:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14740:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14750:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14760:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14770:*:*:*:*:*:*
zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager 14.7 cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:14.7:build14780:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-10816

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