Is CVE-2022-40771 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-40771 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-40771?

CVE-2022-40771 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-40771?

CVE-2022-40771 has an EPSS score of 3.46% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40771?

Upgrade manageengine assetexplorer to 6.9 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-40771

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus versions 13010 and prior are vulnerable to an XML External Entity attack that leads to Information Disclosure.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

How to fix

Remediation Available

manageengine assetexplorerNVD

Affected:< 6.9Fixed in:6.9CVE-2022-40771derived from NVD

manageengine servicedesk plusNVD

Affected:< 14.0Fixed in:14.0CVE-2022-40771derived from NVD

manageengine servicedesk plus mspNVD

Affected:< 13.0Fixed in:13.0CVE-2022-40771derived from NVD

manageengine supportcenter plusNVD

Affected:< 11.0Fixed in:11.0CVE-2022-40771derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

manageengine.com

Vendor Advisory1

manageengine.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-611 (XML External Entity (XXE)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-34102	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-9670	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-28219	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2024-22024	High	8.3	95%	-	-
CVE-2024-38653	High	7.5	92%	-	-
CVE-2017-12629	Critical	9.8	92%	-	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 2025-04-28.