Agent takeover
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Zohocorp ManageEngine DDI Central versions 4001 and prior were vulnerable to agent takeover vulnerability due to the hard-coded sensitive keys.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0247 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine | DDI Central | up to 4001 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DDI Central VendorManageEngine Affected up to 4001 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5471
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mwm-gfq5-259c
References
More ManageEngine vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06796 The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-04325 Directory traversal vulnerability in ServiceDesk Plus MSP v5 to v9.0 v9030; AssetExplorer… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-08514 Path traversal in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-25530 Path traversal in ManageEngine OpManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-03383 SQL injection in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-24864 SQL injection in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-5471 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5471 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mwm-gfq5-259c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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