Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6122 allows a remote authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating OS commands as SYSTEM via the policy custom script feature
Why It Matters
Analysis dossierWhy It Matters
Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6122 allows a remote authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating OS commands as SYSTEM via the policy custom script feature. Due to the use of a default administrator password, attackers may be able to abuse this functionality with minimal effort. Additionally, a remote and partially authenticated attacker may be able to inject arbitrary commands into the custom script due to an unsanitized password field.
Immediate Attention
Yes
Unknown
Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata
Affected Products & Remediation
1 source-backed product- zohocorp manageengine adselfservice plus · < 6.1; 6.1 · NVD CPE · Source
Vendor or catalog guidance (source)
- CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known exploitation (source facts)
Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".
- CISA KEV
- Listed
- Exploited (source statement)
- Yes
- Publicly disclosed (source)
- Unknown
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)
SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.
Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); command-injection (CWE-78)
Exposure
- Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
- Identify installations of the affected product and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A weakness class does not establish local exposure. · Rule command-injection
Exploitation evidence
- Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence
- Review command interpreters spawned by the affected service or application.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected process lineage can support command-injection hunting. · Rule command-injection
Response
- Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
CISA KEV Record
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Change History & Source Data
— No recorded material change
- CNA / source
- cve@mitre.org
- Record status · verification
- UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
- CPE
- cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6100:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6101:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6102:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6103:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6104:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6105:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6106:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_adselfservice_plus:6.1:6107:*:*:*:*:*:*
Evidence & Provenance
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DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2022-28810"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel descLooking up related community queries…