FKIE_CVE-2021-44515

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-12-12 05:15 - Updated: 2025-10-31 14:43
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-mspIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-mspIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44515US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zohocorp manageengine_desktop_central *
zohocorp manageengine_desktop_central *
zohocorp manageengine_desktop_central *
zohocorp manageengine_desktop_central *
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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2021-12-10",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass Vulnerability",
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-31T14:43:19.317",
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