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high 7.2

CVE-2021-20081 in the critical feed json

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11205 allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execu…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-7543

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
52.4%
EPSS 52.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11205 allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.

Patch / fix

  • zohocorp manageengine_servicedesk_plus 11.2

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Exploit prediction

52.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-22 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

References

Sources

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