CVE-2022-35405 kev in the critical feed json
Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12101 and PAM360 before 5510 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution.
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-38295
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-09-22
- epss
- 99.9%
- EPSS 99.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12101 and PAM360 before 5510 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution. (This also affects ManageEngine Access Manager Plus before 4303 with authentication.)
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- zohocorp manageengine_access_manager_plus 4.3
- zohocorp manageengine_pam360 5.5
- zohocorp manageengine_password_manager_pro 12.1
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Check with FencerTimeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/zoho_password_manager_pro_xml_rpc_rce)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-10-13 (4y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Zoho, ManageEngine
- CISA name
- Zoho ManageEngine Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter exploitation
kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
99.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/http/zoho_password_manager_pro_xml_rpc_rce Zoho Password Manager Pro XML-RPC Java Deserialization metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2022-06-24
- Nuclei template Zoho ManageEngine - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167918/Zoho-Password-Manager-Pro-XML-RPC-Java-Deserialization.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
manageengine.com
/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-35405.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/167918/Zoho-Password-Manager-Pro-XML-RPC-Java-Deserialization.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-35405
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-35405
- NVD CVE-2022-35405
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