CVE-2020-8838

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent, it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent, it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Se detectó un problema en Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer versión 6.5. Durante una actualización del agente de Windows, no comprueba la fuente y el binario descargado. Esto permite a un atacante sobre una red adyacente ejecutar código con privilegios NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM en las máquinas del agente al proporcionar un ejecutable arbitrario por medio de un ataque de tipo man-in-the-middle.