CVE-2022-27908
Published: 18 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-27908 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Zoho ManageEngine OpManager versions prior to 125588 and 125603 contain an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Inventory Reports module, tracked as CVE-2022-27908 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8. The flaw is classified under CWE-89 and allows an attacker with network access and low-privileged credentials to manipulate database queries without user interaction.
An authenticated user can exploit the injection to read, modify, or delete sensitive data and potentially achieve full control over the affected database and application components, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vendor advisory at https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/security-updates/cve-2022-27908.html addresses the issue by releasing the fixed builds 125588 and 125603; organizations are advised to apply these updates promptly to eliminate the vulnerable code paths.
EPSS for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0734 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0459, indicating a measurable increase in observed exploitation interest well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32396
Vulnerability details
Zoho ManageEngine OpManager before 125588 (and before 125603) is vulnerable to authenticated SQL Injection in the Inventory Reports module.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.