CVE-2021-40539 (GCVE-0-2021-40539)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-09-07 16:06
Modified
2025-10-21 23:25
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus version 6113 and prior is vulnerable to REST API authentication bypass with resultant remote code execution.
References
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2021-11-03
Due date: 2021-11-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Known
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40539
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