CVE-2020-16087

HIGH

VNG Zalo Desktop 19.8.1.0 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Zalo.exe in VNG Zalo Desktop 19.8.1.0. An attacker can run arbitrary commands on a remote Windows machine running the Zalo client by sending the user of the device a crafted file.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://threatspike.com
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/VNG-Zalo
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.threatspike.com/blog/cve-2020-16087.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0128
EPSS Percentile 66.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-74
Status published
Products (1)
vng/zalo_desktop 19.8.1.0
Published Aug 13, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026