Authentication flaw

2021-12-1205:15:00

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AI Score

Confidence

High

0.974 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%

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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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
manageengine_desktop_centralge10.1.2128.0
manageengine_desktop_centrallt10.1.2137.3
manageengine_desktop_centrallt10.1.2127.18
manageengine_desktop_centralge10.1.2128.0
manageengine_desktop_centralle10.1.2137.3
manageengine_desktop_centrallt10.1.2127.18

Name	Operator	Version
manageengine_desktop_central	ge	10.1.2128.0
manageengine_desktop_central	lt	10.1.2137.3
manageengine_desktop_central	lt	10.1.2127.18
manageengine_desktop_central	ge	10.1.2128.0
manageengine_desktop_central	le	10.1.2137.3
manageengine_desktop_central	lt	10.1.2127.18

References

pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-msp

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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