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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-47966

ManageEngine Remote Code Execution

Zoho / ManageEngine

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
99.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-47966 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Zoho ManageEngine. Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Zoho / ManageEngine.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

ManageEngine Remote Code Execution

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).

Published
18 Jan 2023
Exploitation Reported
23 Jan 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

apache nuclei_scanner cisa malware java metasploit ransomware

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 23 Jan 2023

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 23 Jan 2023

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2023-01-23 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-06-08 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-07-31 04:10 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/manageengine_endpoint_central_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966.rb 29 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-47966.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

99.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation CWE-20

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Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

manageengine_endpoint_central_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-47966

ManageEngine - Remote Command Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

manageengine_servicedesk_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-47966

manageengine_adselfservice_plus_saml_rce_cve_2022_47966

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-47966

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 04:10 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 10:59 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  4. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  5. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  7. 00:00 UTC

    First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  8. 00:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  9. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
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