What is CVE-2021-44514?

CVE-2021-44514 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-44514?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager

CVE-2021-44514

OpUtils in Zoho ManageEngine OpManager 12.5 before 125490 mishandles authentication for a few audit directories.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2021-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.054 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager — versions 12.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/read-me-complete.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44514?: CVE-2021-44514 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-44514?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.