CVE-2022-28219

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Weaponized

9.8

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

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 5, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://cewolf.sourceforge.net/new/index.html
cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167997/ManageEngine-ADAudit-Plus-Path-Traversal-XML-Injection.html
cve@mitrehttps://manageengine.com
cve@mitrehttps://www.horizon3.ai/red-team-blog-cve-2022-28219/
cve@mitrehttps://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/cve-2022-28219.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cewolf.sourceforge.net/new/index.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167997/ManageEngine-ADAudit-Plus-Path-Traversal-XML-Injection.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://manageengine.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.horizon3.ai/red-team-blog-cve-2022-28219/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/cve-2022-28219.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 0× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 00:26 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCrbowes-r7/manageengine-auditad-cve-2022-28219
First seen Jul 1, 2022
Open source ↗
Metasploitexploit/windows/http/manageengine_adaudit_plus_cve_2022_28219✓ verified
First seen Jun 29, 2022
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVE-2022-28219
Open source ↗
GitHub PoChorizon3ai/CVE-2022-28219
First seen Jun 26, 2022
PoC for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVE-2022-28219
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-28219.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2022
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus <7600 - XML Entity Injection/Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 is a critical vulnerability published on April 5, 2022. Cewolf in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7060 is vulnerable to an unauthenticated XXE attack that leads to Remote Code Execution.

When was CVE-2022-28219 disclosed?

CVE-2022-28219 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 5, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-28219 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-28219 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-28219?

CVE-2022-28219 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-28219?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-28219, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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