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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:Dec 12, 2021
    Last Modified:Oct 31, 2025
    EPS:Dec 12, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.94311
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Dec 24, 2021
    1722 days ago
    Alert Date
    Dec 10, 2021
    1736 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Zohocorp
    Product
    Manageengine Desktop Central

    Exploits

    https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.htmlhttps://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2023-4769 (CVSS 6.6) — A SSRF vulnerability has been found in ManageEngine Desktop Central affecting version 9.1.0, specifically the …
    CVE-2023-4768 (CVSS 6.1) — A CRLF injection vulnerability has been found in ManageEngine Desktop Central affecting version 9.1.0. This vu…
    CVE-2023-4767 (CVSS 6.1) — A CRLF injection vulnerability has been found in ManageEngine Desktop Central affecting version 9.1.0. This vu…
    CVE-2022-48362 (CVSS 8.8) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP before 10.1.2137.2 allow directory traversal via com…
    CVE-2022-23779 (CVSS 5.3) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.1.2137.8 exposes the installed server name to anyone. The internal…
    CVE-2022-23863 (CVSS 6.5) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.1.2137.10 allows an authenticated user to change any user's login …
    CVE-2021-44757 (CVSS 9.1) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.1.2137.9 and Desktop Central MSP before 10.1.2137.9 allow attacker…
    CVE-2021-46164 (CVSS 8.8) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662 allows remote code execution by an authenticated user who ha…
    CVE-2021-46165 (CVSS 7.8) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file from the batch …
    CVE-2021-46166 (CVSS 6.5) — Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662 allows authenticated users to obtain sensitive information f…

    References

    https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-msp
    https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
    https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.html
    https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-msp
    https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
    https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.html
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44515

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High