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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Analyzed - cve@mitre.org

Published

2021-12-12

Last modified

2025-10-21

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

since 2021-12-10, action due 2021-12-24: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

• Manageengine Desktop Central (Zohocorp)

References

• https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-…
• 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