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CVE-2017-16924

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-330

Description

Remote Information Disclosure and Escalation of Privileges in ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP 10.0.137 allows attackers to download unencrypted XML files containing all data for configuration policies via a predictable /client-data/<client_id>/collections/##/usermgmt.xml URL, as demonstrated by passwords and Wi-Fi keys. This is fixed in build 100157.

Affected products

• ManageEngine Desktop Central: 10.0.137

References

• https://github.com/snoonan77/security-research/blob/master/CVE-2017-16924
• https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-management-msp/password-encryption-policy-violation.html
• https://github.com/snoonan77/security-research/blob/master/CVE-2017-16924
• https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-management-msp/password-encryption-policy-violation.html

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