CVE-2021-46165
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file...
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file from the batch files, but this file's path might not be properly defined.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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 Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file from the batch files, but this file's path might not be properly defined.
- Record
CVE-2021-46165- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file from the batch files, but this file's path might not be properly defined.
- Record
CVE-2021-46165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32865 No score
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file from the batch files, but this file's path might not be properly defined.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32865- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7923-fmfv-3jrf No score
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file...
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.662, during startup, launches an executable file from the batch files, but this file's path might not be properly defined.
- Record
GHSA-7923-fmfv-3jrf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46165 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, published January 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.