CVE-2014-7862

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

81.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2018-01-04 17:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 13:03Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2014-10-05

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

521cf5735588e93c1fcd9a4713335b5f67d0b32e6c19916d57a1f1f6a686c975

• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129769/Desktop-Central-Add-Administrator.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/ManageEngine/me_dc9_admin.txtx_refsource_MISC
• www.securityfocus.com71849http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71849vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.securityfocus.com20141231 [The ManageOwnage Series, part X]: 0-day administrator account creation in Desktop Centralhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534356/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdesktopcentral-cve20147862-sec-bypass(99595)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99595vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www.manageengine.comhttps://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve20147862-unauthorized-account-creation.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.rapid7.comhttps://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/manage_engine_dc_create_adminx_refsource_MISC
• seclists.org20150102 [The ManageOwnage Series, part X]: 0-day administrator account creation in Desktop Centralhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/2mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC