CVE-2021-42847
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary...
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2021-42847- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2021-42847- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29802No score
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary files.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29802- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fpx-82w4-947r
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary...
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7006 allows attackers to write to, and execute, arbitrary files.
- Record
GHSA-8fpx-82w4-947r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Authenticated File Write RCE | 2021-10-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42847 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zohocorp Manageengine Adaudit Plus, published November 11, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.