How severe is CVE-2022-47966?

CVE-2022-47966 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which products are affected by CVE-2022-47966?

CVE-2022-47966 affects the following products: zohocorp manageengine access manager plus, zohocorp manageengine ad360, zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus, zohocorp manageengine admanager plus, zohocorp manageengine adselfservice plus, zohocorp manageengine analytics plus, zohocorp manageengine application control plus, zohocorp manageengine assetexplorer, and 14 more.

How do I patch CVE-2022-47966?

Apply the zohocorp manageengine access manager plus security patch or hotfix for CVE-2022-47966 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.

How do I detect CVE-2022-47966 across my infrastructure?

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

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-47966 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-2022-47966 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 17 known exploit references for CVE-2022-47966, including 14 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-2022-47966?

CVE-2022-47966 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 99.8%, 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-2022-47966?

CVE-2022-47966 is classified as Improper Input Validation (CWE-20). 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-2022-47966?

CVE-2022-47966 affects zohocorp manageengine access manager plus (1 version, e.g. 4.3); zohocorp manageengine ad360 (1 version, e.g. 4.3); zohocorp manageengine adaudit plus (1 version, e.g. 7.0); zohocorp manageengine admanager plus (1 version, e.g. 7.1), and 18 more product(s). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2022-47966?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2022-47966, 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-2022-47966 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-47966 was published on January 18, 2023 and was last updated on July 31, 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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CVE-2022-47966 — Manageengine Access Manager Plus

CRITICAL

CVE-2022-47966 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in zohocorp manageengine access manager plus. 17 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache Santuario xmlsec (aka XML Security for Java)…

Published

Jan 18, 2023

Updated

Jul 31, 2026

Affected

22 products

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

17 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 24, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA’s SSVC triage classifies this CVE as under active exploitation.
CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-47966.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

99.8%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk+5.38%

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-2022-47966 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 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache Santuario xmlsec (aka XML Security for Java) 1.4.1, because the xmlsec XSLT features, by design in that version, make the application responsible for certain security protections, and the ManageEngine applications did not provide those protections. This affects Access Manager Plus before 4308, Active Directory 360 before 4310, ADAudit Plus before 7081, ADManager Plus before 7162, ADSelfService Plus before 6211, Analytics Plus before 5150, Application Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Asset Explorer before 6983, Browser Security Plus before 11.1.2238.6, Device Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Endpoint Central before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint Central MSP before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint DLP before 10.1.2137.6, Key Manager Plus before 6401, OS Deployer before 1.1.2243.1, PAM 360 before 5713, Password Manager Pro before 12124, Patch Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Remote Access Plus before 10.1.2228.11, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) before 10.1.41. ServiceDesk Plus before 14004, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 13001, SupportCenter Plus before 11026, and Vulnerability Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18. Exploitation is only possible if SAML SSO has ever been configured for a product (for some products, exploitation requires that SAML SSO is currently active).

Affected Products

22 products · 156 configurations

Application

manageengine access manager pluszohocorp

< 4.3

1 version

4.3

Application

manageengine ad360zohocorp

< 4.3

1 version

4.3

Application

manageengine adaudit pluszohocorp

< 7.0

1 version

7.0

Application

manageengine admanager pluszohocorp

< 7.1

1 version

7.1

Application

manageengine adselfservice pluszohocorp

< 6.2

1 version

6.2

Application

manageengine analytics pluszohocorp

< 5.1

1 version

5.1

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.