Improper access control in ManageEngine Key Manager Plus exposes keys
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ManageEngine Key Manager Plus versions before 7151 contain an improper access control flaw, tracked under CWE-1220, where access controls lack sufficient granularity. An authenticated low-privilege user can export keys outside their authorized scope. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.7 (HIGH).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
ManageEngine Key Manager Plus versions before 7151 were vulnerable to an Improper Access Control vulnerability that allowed authenticated low-privilege users to export keys outside their authorized 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
Upgrade ManageEngine Key Manager Plus to version 7151 or later. The sources list no advisory identifier for this fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA ManageEngine Key Manager Plus (Zohocorp) Fixed in 7151
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zohocorp ManageEngine Key Manager Plus 7151
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84932 Command injection in ManageEngine Key Manager PlusPriority MEDIUM 56
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77779
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-c5gr-wpjp-5jrv
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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-2026-77779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5gr-wpjp-5jrv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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