Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2021· Updated Oct 21, 2025
CVE-2021-44515
CVE-2021-44515
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Zoho/ManageEngine Desktop Centraldescription
- Range: <=10.1.2127.17 and 10.1.2128.0-10.1.2137.2
Patches
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References
3- pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/an-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-identified-and-fixed-in-desktop-central-and-desktop-central-mspmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2021/12/10/cisa-adds-thirteen-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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