# CVE-2020-28050: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can impersonate agents using a shared secret to communicate with the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2020-27165, GHSA-fwcm-gwwr-6jw8

## What is CVE-2020-28050?

CVE-2020-28050 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 10.0.647 allows a single authentication secret from multiple agents to communicate with the server.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28050?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-28050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-28050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-44515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44515/): Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-10189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10189/): Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-7213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7213/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-9371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9371/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-15588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15588/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-28050 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-28050 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28050/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28050
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28050
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28050

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28050/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.