Is CVE-2021-42955 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-42955 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-42955?

CVE-2021-42955 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-42955?

CVE-2021-42955 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-42955?

Upgrade manageengine remote access plus to 10.1.2132 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-42955

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Zoho Remote Access Plus Server Windows Desktop binary fixed in version 10.1.2132 is affected by an unauthorized password reset vulnerability. Because of the designed password reset mechanism, any non-admin Windows user can reset the password of the Remote Access Plus Server Admin account.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

manageengine remote access plusNVD

Affected:< 10.1.2132Fixed in:10.1.2132CVE-2021-42955derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

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CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.