CVE-2021-37415

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-12-01. Federal remediation due 2021-12-15.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

99.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 100.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-09-01 05:29Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:25Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2021-07-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ed5f97c94a52cd9c5742795d0b1e55bc4ccf5ab42be0510e12fade5d3307597c

• www.manageengine.comhttps://www.manageengine.comx_refsource_MISC
• www.manageengine.comhttps://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/on-premises/readme.html#11302x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-37415government-resource