CVE-2021-44515

high-risk
Published 2021-12-12

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to remote code execution on the server, as exploited in the wild in December 2021. For Enterprise builds 10.1.2127.17 and earlier, upgrade to 10.1.2127.18. For Enterprise builds 10.1.2128.0 through 10.1.2137.2, upgrade to 10.1.2137.3. For MSP builds 10.1.2127.17 and earlier, upgrade to 10.1.2127.18. For MSP builds 10.1.2128.0 through 10.1.2137.2, upgrade to 10.1.2137.3.

Do I need to act?

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94.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Zohocorp

References (7)

Issue Tracking https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-byp...
Broken Link https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-...
Exploit https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authenticat...
Issue Tracking https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-byp...
Broken Link https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-...
Exploit https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authenticat...
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-...
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 7/34 · Low