What is CVE-2021-40174?

CVE-2021-40174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Log360, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-40174?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Zohocorp Manageengine Log360

CVE-2021-40174

Zoho ManageEngine Log360 before Build 5224 allows a CSRF attack for disabling the logon security settings.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2021-08-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Log360 — versions 5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.manageengine.com/log-management/readme.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40174?: CVE-2021-40174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Log360, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-40174?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.