⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2021-12-10. Federal agencies required to patch by 2021-12-24. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2021-44515

Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
94.4%
top 0.03%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2021-12-10
Due 2021-12-24
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Timeline
KEV addedDec 10
PublishedDec 12
KEV dueDec 24
Latest updateJan 24
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

NVDzohocorp/manageengine_desktop_central10.1.2128.010.1.2137.3+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wrwj-r75g-4vx9: Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to remote code execution on the server, as exploited in the wild in2021-12-13
CVEList
CVE-2021-44515: Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to remote code execution on the server, as exploited in the wild in2021-12-12
VulnCheck
Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass Vulnerability2021

💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Nuclei
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central - Remote Code Execution

🔍Detection Rules

2
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Zoho ManagedEngine Desktop Central Authentication Bypass - Administrator Password Reset Attempt (CVE-2021-44515)2022-01-24
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Zoho ManagedEngine Desktop Central Authentication Bypass - File Upload Attempt (CVE-2021-44515)2022-01-24

📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass Vulnerability2021-12-10
CVE-2021-44515 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central i | cvebase.io