CVE-2021-44515 on CISA KEV

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

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• pitstop.manageengine.com — https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-byp…
• www.manageengine.com — https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authenticat…
• www.cisa.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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