Is CVE-2022-47966 being actively exploited?

Yes — CVE-2022-47966 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, so it is confirmed exploited in the wild and linked to ransomware campaigns. Patch affected products as a priority.

What products does CVE-2022-47966 affect?

Tracked products affected include ManageEngine. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

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CVE-2022-47966

Q: What is CVE-2022-47966?

CVE-2022-47966 is a critical-severity software vulnerability (Improper input validation) with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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

CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Improper input validation · actively exploited (CISA KEV)

9.8CVSS CRITICAL exploited ransomware

Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities). Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2023-01-23. US federal agencies must patch by 2023-02-13.

Summary

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).

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)100%

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

Affected products we track (1)

ManageEngine

Recommendation

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2022-47966

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

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