CVE-2021-44515 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central, affecting both Enterprise and MSP builds, which can lead to remote code execution on the server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk as it requires no authentication or user interaction and grants full control over the compromised system. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild since December 2021, with high community discussion and media coverage, and is listed in CISA's KEV catalog, underscoring its immediate threat. Patches are available, and organizations are urged to upgrade to the specified versions immediately.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.1.2127.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
< 10.1.2127.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:managed_service_providers:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.1.2128.0, < 10.1.2137.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.1.2128.0, < 10.1.2137.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:managed_service_providers:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.