Broken authentication in Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-639.
Summary
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182000 and below allowed a low-privileged user to obtain an administrator’s API key and use it to perform administrator-level actions.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ManageEngine Applications Manager (Zohocorp) Fixed in 182100
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 182100
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59257 Broken authentication in Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications ManagerPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-59261 Broken authentication in Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications ManagerPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-59259 Broken access control in Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications ManagerPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvc4-j32g-7vv5
References
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-2026-86678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvc4-j32g-7vv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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