# CVE-2022-28810: Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Remote Code Execution

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands as SYSTEM via unsanitized inputs in the custom script feature, potentially leveraging default credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 7 Mar 2023 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q392-qg7v-xvc4

## What is CVE-2022-28810?

CVE-2022-28810 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus, published on 18 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6122 allows a remote authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating OS commands as SYSTEM via the policy custom script feature. Due to the use of a default administrator password, attackers may be able to abuse this functionality with minimal effort. Additionally, a remote and partially authenticated attacker may be able to inject arbitrary commands into the custom script due to an unsanitized password field.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28810?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28810?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 28 Mar 2023.

## Is CVE-2022-28810 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-28810 in the wild since at least 7 Mar 2023.

Public exploit code:

- ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Custom Script Execution (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus

- [CVE-2021-40539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40539/): Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-3905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3905/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-35854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35854/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37422/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37423/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28810 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28810 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus, published on 18 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-28810 in the wild since at least 7 Mar 2023.

Affected product: Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28810/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28810/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28810
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28810
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28810

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28810/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.