Broken access control 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
- Low · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182200 and below were vulnerable to a permissions validation issue that allowed low-privileged users to execute administrator-configured MBean actions on monitors outside their assigned scope.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 182300
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 182300
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59267 Sensitive data exposure in Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications ManagerPriority MEDIUM 54
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86681
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4f59-c6wp-7cj6
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2026-86681 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86681 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4f59-c6wp-7cj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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