# CVE-2022-40773: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can escalate privileges and access sensitive data via the exportMickeyList feature in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus MSP and SupportCenter Plus.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfq3-8xp6-5mj3

## What is CVE-2022-40773?

CVE-2022-40773 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 10609 and SupportCenter Plus before 11025 are vulnerable to privilege escalation. This allows users to obtain sensitive data during an exportMickeyList export of requests from the list view.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40773?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus Msp, Zohocorp Manageengine Supportcenter Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40773?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40773 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-44675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44675/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-31531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31531/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-22964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22964/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-32551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32551/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-31530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31530/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40773 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40773 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-40773/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40773/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40773
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40773
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40773

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40773/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.