Is CVE-2014-5005 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-5005 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-5005?

CVE-2014-5005 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-5005?

CVE-2014-5005 has an EPSS score of 77.85% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-5005

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in an LFU action to statusUpdate.

CWE-22Path Traversal

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

77.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110643
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/88
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34594
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/ManageEngine/me_dc9_file_upload.txt
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/remote-code-execution.html

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.