# CVE-2020-28653: Zoho ManageEngine OpManager Stable build before 125203 (and Released build before 125233) allows Remote Code Execution via the Smart Update

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2021-02-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Zoho ManageEngine OpManager Stable build before 125203 (and Released build before 125233) allows Remote Code Execution via the Smart Update Manager (SUM) servlet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/read-me-complete.html#125233
- https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/read-me-complete.html#125203
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164231/ManageEngine-OpManager-SumPDU-Java-Deserialization.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/opmanager_sumpdu_deserialization.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-28653.yaml
- https://github.com/intrigueio/cve-2020-28653-poc
- https://github.com/mr-r3bot/ManageEngine-CVE-2020-28653
- https://github.com/tuo4n8/CVE-2020-28653

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