CVE-2022-47966
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow...
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).
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
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 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).
- Record
CVE-2022-47966- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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 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).
- Record
CVE-2022-47966- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-50684
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 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).
- Record
EUVD-2022-50684- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqq7-v29v-25f6
9.8
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow...
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache 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.
- Record
GHSA-mqq7-v29v-25f6- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Zoho ManageEngine Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products contain an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability due to the usage of an outdated third-party dependency, Apache Santuario.
- Record
CVE-2022-47966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- zoho manageengine
- zohocorp manageengine access manager plus
- zohocorp manageengine ad360
- zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus
- zohocorp manageengine admanager plus
- zohocorp manageengine adselfservice plus
- zohocorp manageengine analytics plus
- zohocorp manageengine application control plus
- zohocorp manageengine assetexplorer
- zohocorp manageengine browser security plus
- zohocorp manageengine device control plus
- zohocorp manageengine endpoint dlp plus
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- zohocorp manageengine key manager plus
- zohocorp manageengine os deployer
- zohocorp manageengine pam360
- zohocorp manageengine password manager pro
- zohocorp manageengine patch manager plus
- zohocorp manageengine remote access plus
- zohocorp manageengine remote monitoring and management central
- zohocorp manageengine servicedesk plus
- zohocorp manageengine servicedesk plus msp
- zohocorp manageengine supportcenter plus
- zohocorp manageengine vulnerability manager plus
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE | 2023-01-10 |
| Metasploit | ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE | 2023-01-10 |
| Metasploit | ManageEngine Endpoint Central Unauthenticated SAML RCE | 2023-01-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | horizon3ai/CVE-2022-47966 | 2023-01-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | shameem-testing/PoC-for-ME-SAML-Vulnerability | 2023-01-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | ACE-Responder/CVE-2022-47966_checker | 2023-01-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | sh4den/CVE-2022-47966 | 2023-01-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | vonahisec/CVE-2022-47966-Scan | 2023-01-23 |
| Nuclei | ManageEngine - Remote Command Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-47966 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zoho Manageengine, published January 18, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since January 23, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since January 23, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/apache/santuario-xml-security-java/tags?after=1.4.6
manageengine.com/security/advisory/CVE/cve-2022-47966.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/170882/Zoho-ManageEngine-ServiceDesk-Plus-14003-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/170925/ManageEngine-ADSelfService-Plus-Unauthenticated-SAML-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/170943/Zoho-ManageEngine-Endpoint-Central-MSP-10.1.2228.10-Remote-Code-Execution.html
blog.viettelcybersecurity.com/saml-show-stopper
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github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-47966
horizon3.ai/manageengine-cve-2022-47966-technical-deep-dive
cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-250a
attackerkb.com/topics/gvs0Gv8BID/cve-2022-47966/rapid7-analysis
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-47966
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47966
manageengine.com
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqq7-v29v-25f6