CVE-2020-11552

CRITICAL

Zohocorp ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus < 6003 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-11552. PoCs published by Bhadresh Patel.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed writeup describing an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute commands with system-level privileges by exploiting the Windows Certificate Dialog to launch a command prompt as SYSTEM.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6003 because it does not properly enforce user privileges associated with a Certificate dialog. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a Windows host. An attacker does not require any privilege on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. One option is the self-service option on the Windows login screen. Upon selecting this option, the thick-client software is launched, which connects to a remote ADSelfService Plus server to facilitate self-service operations. An unauthenticated attacker having physical access to the host could trigger a security alert by supplying a self-signed SSL certificate to the client. The View Certificate option from the security alert allows an attacker to export a displayed certificate to a file. This can further cascade to a dialog that can open Explorer as SYSTEM. By navigating from Explorer to \windows\system32, cmd.exe can be launched as a SYSTEM.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Bhadresh Patel · textwebappsjava
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48739

This is a detailed writeup describing an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute commands with system-level privileges by exploiting the Windows Certificate Dialog to launch a command prompt as SYSTEM.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus build < 6003
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Physical access or RDP access to the target host · Self-signed SSL certificate configured on ADSelfService Plus server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.manageengine.com
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/4
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48739
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/6

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0740
EPSS Percentile 93.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (2)
zohocorp/manageengine_adselfservice_plus 6.0 (4 CPE variants)
zohocorp/manageengine_adselfservice_plus < 5.8
Published Aug 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026