Authentication Bypass Leading to Account Takeover
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-287Published · 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An authentication bypass in ManageEngine DDI Central's password-reset workflow allows account takeover.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03272 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed manageengine_ddi_central (zohocorp): 6201
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA manageengine_ddi_central (zohocorp) Fixed in 6201
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12571
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fffc-2x8v-g95f
More Zohocorp vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-23765 Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-15981 Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12101 and PAM360 before 5510 are vulnerable… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20117 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19808 Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 11306, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 10530, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17574 Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus version 6113 and prior is vulnerable to REST API… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15358 Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 11302 is vulnerable to authentication bypass… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-12571 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12571 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fffc-2x8v-g95f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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