Sigma rule: Exploited CVE-2020-10189 Zoho ManageEngine

Rule

Title

Exploited CVE-2020-10189 Zoho ManageEngine

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Date

2020-03-25

Modified

2023-01-21

File

rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-10189/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_10189.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the exploitation of Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central Java Deserialization vulnerability reported as CVE-2020-10189

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: 'DesktopCentral_Server\jre\bin\java.exe'
    Image|endswith:
        - '\cmd.exe'
        - '\powershell.exe'
        - '\pwsh.exe'
        - '\bitsadmin.exe'
        - '\systeminfo.exe'
        - '\net.exe'
        - '\net1.exe'
        - '\reg.exe'
        - '\query.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.initial-access
• attack.t1190
• attack.execution
• attack.t1059.001
• attack.t1059.003
• attack.s0190
• cve.2020-10189
• detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

• CVE-2020-10189

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• S0190
• T1059.001
• T1059.003
• T1190

References

• https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/03/apt41-initiates-global-intrusion-campaign-using-multiple-exploits.html
• https://vulmon.com/exploitdetails?qidtp=exploitdb&qid=48224

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-10189/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_10189.yml