CVE-2022-28219

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-04-06. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 97%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 97%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Cewolf in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7060 is vulnerable to an unauthenticated XXE attack that leads to Remote Code Execution.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
87(Track*)
EG Risk 87/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation97% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 5, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 29, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-28219) fixed | ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

https://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/cve-2022-28219.html
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2022-28219: Unauthenticated XXE to RCE and Domain Compromise in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus | Horizon3.ai

https://www.horizon3.ai/red-team-blog-cve-2022-28219/
generic

ManageEngine: ITOps, cybersecurity & service management software

https://manageengine.com
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167997/ManageEngine-ADAudit-Plus-Path-Traversal-XML-Injection.html
generic

Cewolf - Chart Enabling Web Object Framework

http://cewolf.sourceforge.net/new/index.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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  2. 2026-05-26 00:26 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-05-26 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCrbowes-r7/manageengine-auditad-cve-2022-28219
    First seen Jul 1, 2022
    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/http/manageengine_adaudit_plus_cve_2022_28219✓ verified
    First seen Jun 29, 2022

    ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVE-2022-28219

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChorizon3ai/CVE-2022-28219
    First seen Jun 26, 2022

    PoC for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVE-2022-28219

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-28219.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus <7600 - XML Entity Injection/Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-28219?
CVE-2022-28219 is a critical vulnerability published on April 5, 2022. Cewolf in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7060 is vulnerable to an unauthenticated XXE attack that leads to Remote Code Execution.
When was CVE-2022-28219 disclosed?
CVE-2022-28219 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 5, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-28219 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-28219 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-28219?
CVE-2022-28219 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-28219?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-28219, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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