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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 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.

Published

2021-12-12T05:15:07.997

Last Modified

2025-03-14T16:49:38.220

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	zohocorp	manageengine_desktop_central	< 10.1.2127.18	Yes
Application	zohocorp	manageengine_desktop_central	< 10.1.2127.18	Yes
Application	zohocorp	manageengine_desktop_central	< 10.1.2137.3	Yes
Application	zohocorp	manageengine_desktop_central	< 10.1.2137.3	Yes

References

https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-msp Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-msp Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)