Is CVE-2021-44515 exploitable?

Yes. CVE-2021-44515 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Is CVE-2021-44515 a false positive?

No community verdicts yet for CVE-2021-44515.

How do I remediate CVE-2021-44515?

Practitioners have shared remediation steps for CVE-2021-44515. See the remediation notes on this page.

CVE-2021-44515

Is CVE-2021-44515 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

public sources

Exploited in wild

Yes

CISA KEV

Public exploit

None known

Metasploit/EDB/PoC

Base severity

9.8 Critical

CVSS

Exploitation prob.

100%

FIRST EPSS

Weakness

Not classified

CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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

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.

References

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Published Dec 12, 2021

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Field notes & remediation

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Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Zoho Desktop Central contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the Desktop Central MSP server. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-12-10) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~100%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Required action for Zoho Desktop Central: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2021-12-24. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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