Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-5005

Description

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.

Affected products

Zohocorp/Manageengine Desktop Central
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/88nvdExploit
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34594nvdExploit
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/ManageEngine/me_dc9_file_upload.txtnvdExploit
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110643nvd
www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/remote-code-execution.htmlnvd

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