CVE-2022-47966 — Zoho ManageEngine Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache Santuario xmlsec (aka XML Security for Java) 1.4.1, because the xmlsec XSLT features, by design in that version, make the application responsib

01What is this vulnerability?

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache Santuario xmlsec (aka XML Security for Java) 1.4.1, because the xmlsec XSLT features, by design in that version, make the application responsible for certain security protections, and the ManageEngine applications did not provide those protections. This affects…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2023-01-23. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:15:28.298Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2023-01-23
• BOD 22-01 due: 2023-02-13

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/apache/santuario-xml-security-java/tags?after=1.4.6
• www.manageengine.com — https://www.manageengine.com/security/advisory/CVE/cve-2022-47966.html
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170882/Zoho-ManageEngine-ServiceDesk-Plus-1…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170925/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-Unau…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170943/Zoho-ManageEngine-Endpoint-Central-M…
• blog.viettelcybersecurity.com — https://blog.viettelcybersecurity.com/saml-show-stopper/
• github.com — https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-47966
• www.horizon3.ai — https://www.horizon3.ai/manageengine-cve-2022-47966-technical-deep-dive/
• www.cisa.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-250a
• attackerkb.com — https://attackerkb.com/topics/gvs0Gv8BID/cve-2022-47966/rapid7-analysis