Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-37761

Critical

Published: 27 September 2021

Published
27 September 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.3738 97.3th percentile
Risk Priority 42 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-37761 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Admanager Plus. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 2.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus version 7110 and prior is vulnerable to unrestricted file upload, leading to remote code execution.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

zohocorp
manageengine admanager plus
7.1 · ≤ 7.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-434

Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.

addresses: CWE-434

Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.

addresses: CWE-434

Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.

addresses: CWE-434

Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.

References