How severe is CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which products are affected by CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 affects the following products: zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus.

How do I patch CVE-2022-28219?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2022-28219 yet — track the zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2022-28219 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-28219 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2022-28219 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 7 known exploit references for CVE-2022-28219, including 5 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 97.0%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 affects zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus (1 version, e.g. 7.0). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2022-28219?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2022-28219, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was CVE-2022-28219 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-28219 was published on April 5, 2022 and was last updated on June 17, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CRITICAL severity

CVE-2022-28219 — Manageengine Adaudit Plus

CRITICAL

CVE-2022-28219 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus. 7 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

Cewolf in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7060 is vulnerable to an unauthenticated XXE attack that leads to Remote Code Execution.

Published

Apr 5, 2022

Updated

Jun 17, 2026

Affected

1 product

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

7 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 23, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

97.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk-0.18%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2022-28219 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 395,249 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

Cewolf in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7060 is vulnerable to an unauthenticated XXE attack that leads to Remote Code Execution.

Affected Products

1 product · 14 configurations

Application

manageengine adaudit pluszohocorp

≤ 6.0

1 version

7.0

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.