Zoho Desktop Central Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2021-44515)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-12-10 · CVE-2021-44515
Zoho Desktop Central contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the Desktop Central MSP server. CISA added CVE-2021-44515 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 10, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Dec 24, 2021 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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