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CVE-2020-11532

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-05-08
  • Fixed in6.0.3
  • WeaknessCWE-1188

Am I affected?

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Description

Zoho ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus prior to 6.0.1 uses default admin credentials to communicate with a DataEngine Xnode server. This allows an attacker to bypass authentication for this server and execute all operations in the context of admin user.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-05-0821:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0< 6.0.36.0.3
Zohocorp manageengine datasecurity plus
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0< 6.0.16.0.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus to 6.0.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
2 modulesauxiliary/gather/manageengine_adaudit_plus_xnode_enumrank: normalauxiliary/gather/manageengine_datasecurity_plus_xnode_enumrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-1188read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score77.5 %read 2026-11-03
  • Metasploit FrameworkMetasploit modules2known since 2026-11-01

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-05-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11532?

Zoho ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus prior to 6.0.1 uses default admin credentials to communicate with a DataEngine Xnode server. This allows an attacker to bypass authentication for this server and execute all operations in the context of admin user.

Is CVE-2020-11532 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-11532 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 77.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11532?

CVE-2020-11532 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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