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CVE-2022-47966· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache San

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Now (action score 99/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jan 23, 2023); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 13, 2023.
  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Patch today or shut off access. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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).

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded
Published
Jan 18, 2023
Updated
Jul 31, 2026
EPSS
99.7% · 99th percentile

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Action score

99

Now

Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 99.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 23, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 13, 2023.

Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
zohocorpmanageengine access manager plus
zohocorpmanageengine ad360
zohocorpmanageengine adaudit plus
zohocorpmanageengine admanager plus
zohocorpmanageengine adselfservice plus
zohocorpmanageengine analytics plus
zohocorpmanageengine assetexplorer
zohocorpmanageengine key manager plus
zohocorpmanageengine pam360
zohocorpmanageengine password manager pro
zohocorpmanageengine servicedesk plus
zohocorpmanageengine servicedesk plus msp

and 10 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • zohocorp manageengine access manager plusbefore 4.3
  • zohocorp manageengine access manager plus4.3
  • zohocorp manageengine ad360before 4.3
  • zohocorp manageengine ad3604.3
  • zohocorp manageengine adaudit plusbefore 7.0
  • zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus7.0
  • zohocorp manageengine admanager plusbefore 7.1
  • zohocorp manageengine admanager plus7.1
  • zohocorp manageengine adselfservice plusbefore 6.2
  • zohocorp manageengine adselfservice plus6.2
  • zohocorp manageengine analytics plusbefore 5.1
  • zohocorp manageengine analytics plus5.1
  • zohocorp manageengine application control plusbefore 10.1.2220.18
  • zohocorp manageengine assetexplorerbefore 6.9
  • zohocorp manageengine assetexplorer6.9
  • zohocorp manageengine browser security plusbefore 11.1.2238.6
  • zohocorp manageengine device control plusbefore 10.1.2220.18
  • zohocorp manageengine endpoint dlp plusbefore 10.1.2137.6
  • zohocorp manageengine key manager plusbefore 6.4
  • zohocorp manageengine key manager plus6.4

Same product

zohocorp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-35405Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12101 and PAM360 before 5510 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution.KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2022-40300Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro through 12120 before 12121, PAM360 through 5550 before 5600, and Access Manager Plus through 4304 bef
    69This week
  • CVE-2022-29081Zoho ManageEngine Access Manager Plus before 4302, Password Manager Pro before 12007, and PAM360 before 5401 are vulnerable to access-contro
    64This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-43671Nov 12, 2022 · Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12122, PAM360 before 5711, and Access Manager Plus before 4306 allow SQL Injection.
    61This week
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-43672Nov 12, 2022 · Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12122, PAM360 before 5711, and Access Manager Plus before 4306 allow SQL Injection (in a diffe
    59Plan
  • Later →CVE-2023-2291Apr 26, 2023 · Static credentials exist in the PostgreSQL data used in ManageEngine Access Manager Plus (AMP) build 4309, ManageEngine Password Manager Pro
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×3
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×5

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/manageengine_adselfservice_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCEexploit2023-01-10
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCEexploit2023-01-10
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/http/manageengine_endpoint_central_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966ManageEngine Endpoint Central Unauthenticated SAML RCEexploit2023-01-10
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2022-47966 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:1302023-01-17
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-01-19
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:72023-01-23
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:22023-01-23
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:282023-01-23

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-9 d
  2. First PoC-2 d
  3. Published
  4. CISA KEV+4 d
  5. TodayOct 23, 2026+1374 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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