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Actively exploited · CISA KEV · NVD published 2023-01-18

CVE-2022-47966

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).

  1. First PoC
  2. same day →Metasploit
  3. 178 days →First cited attacker

Signals

Exploited in the wild
Yesadded 2023-01-23 · due 2023-02-13 · known ransomware use. An observation, not a forecast.
EPSS · 30-day forecast
99.8%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD · CRITICAL
9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Internet exposure
not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

Exploits

4 known · links only

Metasploit3

  1. ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE ↗

    This exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that affects Zoho ManageEngine AdSelfService Plus versions 6210 and below (CVE-2022-47966). Due to a dependency to an outdated library (Apache Santuario version 1.4.1), it is possible to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted `samlResponse` XML to the ADSelfService Plus SAML endpoint. Note that the target is only vulnerable if it has been configured with SAML-ba

    ruby · seen 2026-10-18

  2. ManageEngine Endpoint Central Unauthenticated SAML RCE ↗

    This exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that affects Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central and MSP versions 10.1.2228.10 and below (CVE-2022-47966). Due to a dependency to an outdated library (Apache Santuario version 1.4.1), it is possible to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted `samlResponse` XML to the Endpoint Central SAML endpoint. Note that the target is only vulnerable if it is configured with S

    ruby · seen 2026-10-18

  3. ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCE ↗

    This exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that affects Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus versions 14003 and below (CVE-2022-47966). Due to a dependency to an outdated library (Apache Santuario version 1.4.1), it is possible to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted `samlResponse` XML to the ServiceDesk Plus SAML endpoint. Note that the target is only vulnerable if it has been configured with SAML-based

    ruby · seen 2026-10-18

Nuclei1

  1. ManageEngine - Remote Command Execution ↗

    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.

    yaml · seen 2026-10-18

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