CVE-2021-44515

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-44515
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-12 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-07-12 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionZoho 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.998670000 probability, percentile 0.999620000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-12-10; due 2021-12-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorZoho
ProductDesktop Central
NameZoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44515

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central All All All All
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central All All All All
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
An authentication bypass vulnerability identified and fixed in Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP CONFIRM pitstop.manageengine.com
CISA Adds Thirteen Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog | CISA MISC www.cisa.gov
Authentication Bypass using Filter Configuration | ManageEngine CONFIRM www.manageengine.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376138 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
  • 730298 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Unauthenticated Check)

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