"Zoho Patches Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Management Solutions"

Zoho Corp has released patches for a critical vulnerability affecting Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP, the endpoint management solutions from ManageEngine.  Tracked as CVE-2021-44757 and rated critical severity, the newly addressed security error is an authentication bypass issue that could allow a remote attacker to perform various actions on the server.  When exploited, Zoho stated that the authentication bypass vulnerability can allow an attacker to read unauthorized data or write an arbitrary zip file.  Zoho also noted that anyone with access to the internal network can exploit the vulnerability, even if a security gateway is in use for access to the central server.  The vulnerability can be exploited from the Internet as well, provided that UI Access is enabled via Secure Gateway.  Users of Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP should upgrade to build 10.1.2137.9 to address the issue.  Customers are advised to log into their Desktop Central console and check the current build number on the top right corner.  Those in the build range 10.1.2140.X to 10.1.2149.X should contact the ManageEngine team.

SecurityWeek reports: "Zoho Patches Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Management Solutions"