Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-5466

RCE in Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager ≤ 12.7

Published
23 August 2024
Modified
19 December 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.070 94th percentile
Risk Priority 76 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-5466 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

Zohocorp ManageEngine OpManager and Remote Monitoring and Management versions 128329 and below contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the deploy agent option. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-5466 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is classified under CWE-94 for improper control of code generation.

An attacker with low-privileged authenticated access over the network can exploit the issue without user interaction to execute arbitrary code, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.

The vendor advisory at https://www.manageengine.com/itom/advisory/cve-2024-5466.html addresses the flaw and is the primary source for mitigation steps such as updates or configuration changes.

EPSS scores for the CVE sit at a current value of 0.1997 with a recorded peak of 0.2039, indicating moderate and relatively stable exploitation interest since disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Zohocorp ManageEngine OpManager and Remote Monitoring and Management versions 128329 and below are vulnerable to the authenticated remote code execution in the deploy agent option.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.002 AppleScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse AppleScript for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.005 Visual Basic Execution
Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution.
T1059.006 Python Execution
Adversaries may abuse Python commands and scripts for execution.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-0252Same product class: network monitoring / SIEM
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CVE-2021-3287Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager
CVE-2021-40493Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager
CVE-2021-20078Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager
CVE-2022-29535Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager
CVE-2018-17243Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager
CVE-2021-41288Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager
CVE-2019-17602Same product: Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager

Affected Assets

zohocorp
manageengine opmanager
12.8 · ≤ 12.7
zohocorp
manageengine opmanager msp
12.8 · ≤ 12.7
zohocorp
manageengine opmanager plus
12.8 · ≤ 12.7
zohocorp
manageengine remote monitoring and management central
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.

Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.

Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.

Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).

PR.DS-10 none match
prevents

PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.

none

Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.

References