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

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-01-23
• EPSS: 99.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-01-18 · updated 2026-07-31
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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 Access Manager Plus before 4308, Active Directory 360 before 4310, ADAudit Plus before 7081, ADManager Plus before 7162, ADSelfService Plus before 6211, Analytics Plus before 5150, Application Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Asset Explorer before 6983, Browser Security Plus before 11.1.2238.6, Device Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Endpoint Central before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint Central MSP before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint DLP before 10.1.2137.6, Key Manager Plus before 6401, OS Deployer before 1.1.2243.1, PAM 360 before 5713, Password Manager Pro before 12124, Patch Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Remote Access Plus before 10.1.2228.11, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) before 10.1.41. ServiceDesk Plus before 14004, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 13001, SupportCenter Plus before 11026, and Vulnerability Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18. Exploitation is only possible if SAML SSO has ever been configured for a product (for some products, exploitation requires that SAML SSO is currently active).

Affected products

• Zohocorp ManageEngine Access Manager Plus: before 4.3; 4.3-build4300, 4.3-build4301, 4.3-build4302, 4.3-build4303, 4.3-build4304, 4.3-build4305 (+2) — fixed in 4.3
• Zohocorp Manageengine Ad360: before 4.3; 4.3-4300, 4.3-4302, 4.3-4303, 4.3-4304, 4.3-4305, 4.3-4306 (+2) — fixed in 4.3
• ManageEngine ADAudit Plus: before 7.0; 7.0-7000, 7.0-7002, 7.0-7003, 7.0-7004, 7.0-7005, 7.0-7006 (+13) — fixed in 7.0
• Zohocorp ManageEngine ADManager Plus: before 7.1; 7.1-7100, 7.1-7101, 7.1-7102, 7.1-7110, 7.1-7111, 7.1-7112 (+21) — fixed in 7.1
• ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus: before 6.2; 6.2-6200, 6.2-6201, 6.2-6202, 6.2-6203, 6.2-6204, 6.2-6205 (+5) — fixed in 6.2
• ManageEngine Analytics Plus: before 5.1; 5.1-5100, 5.1-5110, 5.1-5120, 5.1-5121, 5.1-5130, 5.1-5140 — fixed in 5.1
• Zohocorp Manageengine Application Control Plus: before 10.1.2220.18 — fixed in 10.1.2220.18
• Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent: before 6.9; 6.9-6900, 6.9-6901, 6.9-6902, 6.9-6903, 6.9-6904, 6.9-6905 (+25) — fixed in 6.9
• Zohocorp Manageengine Browser Security Plus: before 11.1.2238.6 — fixed in 11.1.2238.6
• Zohocorp Manageengine Device Control Plus: before 10.1.2220.18 — fixed in 10.1.2220.18
• Zohocorp Manageengine Endpoint Dlp Plus: before 10.1.2137.6 — fixed in 10.1.2137.6
• Zohocorp Manageengine Key Manager Plus: before 6.4; 6.4-6400 — fixed in 6.4
• Zohocorp Manageengine Os Deployer: before 1.1.2243.1 — fixed in 1.1.2243.1
• Zohocorp ManageEngine PAM360: before 5.7; 5.7-build5700, 5.7-build5710, 5.7-build5711, 5.7-build5712 — fixed in 5.7
• Zohocorp ManageEngine Password Manager Pro: before 12.1; 12.1-build12100, 12.1-build12101, 12.1-build12110, 12.1-build12120, 12.1-build12121, 12.1-build12122 (+1) — fixed in 12.1
• Zohocorp Manageengine Patch Manager Plus: before 10.1.2220.18 — fixed in 10.1.2220.18
• Zohocorp Manageengine Remote Access Plus: before 10.1.2228.11 — fixed in 10.1.2228.11
• Zohocorp Manageengine Remote Monitoring And Management Central: before 10.1.41 — fixed in 10.1.41
• ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus: before 14.0; 14.0-14000, 14.0-14001, 14.0-14002, 14.0-14003 — fixed in 14.0
• Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus Msp: before 13.0; 13.0-13000 — fixed in 13.0
• Zohocorp Manageengine Supportcenter Plus: 11.0-11017, 11.0-11018, 11.0-11019, 11.0-11020, 11.0-11021, 11.0-11022 (+2)
• Zohocorp Manageengine Vulnerability Manager Plus: before 10.1.2220.18 — fixed in 10.1.2220.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zohocorp ManageEngine Access Manager Plus 4.3; Zohocorp Manageengine Ad360 4.3; ManageEngine ADAudit Plus 7.0; Zohocorp ManageEngine ADManager Plus 7.1; ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus 6.2; ManageEngine Analytics Plus 5.1; Zohocorp Manageengine Application Control Plus 10.1.2220.18; Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent 6.9; Zohocorp Manageengine Browser Security Plus 11.1.2238.6; Zohocorp Manageengine Device Control Plus 10.1.2220.18; Zohocorp Manageengine Endpoint Dlp Plus 10.1.2137.6; Zohocorp Manageengine Key Manager Plus 6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170882/Zoho-ManageEngine-ServiceDesk-Plus-14003-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170925/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-Unauthenticated-SAML-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170943/Zoho-ManageEngine-Endpoint-Central-MSP-10.1.2228.10-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://attackerkb.com/topics/gvs0Gv8BID/cve-2022-47966/rapid7-analysis
• https://blog.viettelcybersecurity.com/saml-show-stopper/
• https://github.com/apache/santuario-xml-security-java/tags?after=1.4.6
• https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-47966
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-250a
• https://www.horizon3.ai/manageengine-cve-2022-47966-technical-deep-dive/
• https://www.manageengine.com/security/advisory/CVE/cve-2022-47966.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170882/Zoho-ManageEngine-ServiceDesk-Plus-14003-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170925/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-Unauthenticated-SAML-Remote-Code-Execution.html

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