Hazard

Is CVE-2021-44077 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Zoho · ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) / SupportCenter Plus

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 94% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 15 December 2021

What it is

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 11306, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 10530, and SupportCenter Plus before 11014 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 94%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2021-12-15) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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