Is CVE-2021-44515 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-44515 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-31.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-44515?

CVE-2021-44515 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-44515?

Patch guidance is available from zohocorp security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-44515.

Fix CVE-2021-44515 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-44515?

4 products: zohocorp manageengine desktop central, zohocorp manageengine desktop central, zohocorp manageengine desktop central, zohocorp manageengine desktop central.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ZOHOCORP
Published: 12/12/2021
Last Modified: 10/31/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

zohocorp : manageengine_desktop_centralzohocorp : manageengine_desktop_centralzohocorp : manageengine_desktop_centralzohocorp : manageengine_desktop_central

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD