# CVE-2022-28219

> As of 2024-08-03, CVE-2022-28219 is a vulnerability, EPSS 97.1% (99.8th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2022-28219, most recently “CVE-2026-6516: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus (CVSS 10.0)”.

**Last updated:** 2024-08-03

## What is CVE-2022-28219?

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

The identifier was first published 1664 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **EPSS (FIRST):** 97.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2022-04-05, last modified 2024-08-03

## Is CVE-2022-28219 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2022-28219 is publicly available. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (`http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-28219.yaml`). It currently carries a trending score of 40 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

- [horizon3ai/CVE-2022-28219](https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2022-28219) (github)
- [rbowes-r7/manageengine-auditad-cve-2022-28219](https://github.com/rbowes-r7/manageengine-auditad-cve-2022-28219) (github)
- [aeifkz/CVE-2022-28219-Like](https://github.com/aeifkz/CVE-2022-28219-Like) (github)
- [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2022/CVE-2022-28219.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

No affected-product or package list has been recorded for CVE-2022-28219 in the tracked sources. The vendor advisory and the references below are the authoritative statement of what is affected.

## How to fix CVE-2022-28219

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2022-28219 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat any affected deployment as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2022-28219

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2022-28219, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [CVE-2026-6516: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus (CVSS 10.0)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1756) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-29

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [manageengine.com](https://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/cve-2022-28219.html)

**Other references**

- [manageengine.com](https://manageengine.com/)
- [horizon3.ai](https://www.horizon3.ai/red-team-blog-cve-2022-28219/)
- [cewolf.sourceforge.net](http://cewolf.sourceforge.net/new/index.html)
- [packetstormsecurity.com](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167997/ManageEngine-ADAudit-Plus-Path-Traversal-XML-Injection.html)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2022-28219
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2022-28219 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp