Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products suffer from local privilege escalation due to improper permissions for the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ManageEngine di
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products suffer from local privilege escalation due to improper permissions for the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ManageEngine directory and its sub-folders. Moreover, the services associated with said products try to execute binaries such as sc.exe from the current directory upon system start. This will effectively allow non-privileged users to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This affects Desktop Central 10.0.380, EventLog Analyzer 12.0.2, ServiceDesk Plus 10.0.0, SupportCenter Plus 8.1, O365 Manager Plus 4.0, Mobile Device Manager Plus 9.0.0, Patch Connect Plus 9.0.0, Vulnerability Manager Plus 9.0.0, Patch Manager Plus 9.0.0, OpManager 12.3, NetFlow Analyzer 11.0, OpUtils 11.0, Network Configuration Manager 11.0, FireWall 12.0, Key Manager Plus 5.6, Password Manager Pro 9.9, Analytics Plus 1.0, and Browser Security Plus.
- Published
- Jun 18, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 77th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-427
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| zohocorp | manageengine analytics plus | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_analytics_plus |
| zohocorp | manageengine browser security plus | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_browser_security_plus |
| zohocorp | manageengine desktop central | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central |
| zohocorp | manageengine eventlog analyzer | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_eventlog_analyzer |
| zohocorp | manageengine firewall | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_firewall |
| zohocorp | manageengine key manager plus | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_key_manager_plus |
| zohocorp | manageengine mobile device manager plus | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_mobile_device_manager_plus |
| zohocorp | manageengine netflow analyzer | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_netflow_analyzer |
| zohocorp | manageengine network configuration manager | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_network_configuration_manager |
| zohocorp | manageengine o365 manager plus | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_o365_manager_plus |
| zohocorp | manageengine opmanager | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_opmanager |
| zohocorp | manageengine oputils | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_oputils |
and 6 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- zohocorp manageengine analytics plus1.0
- zohocorp manageengine browser security plusall versions
- zohocorp manageengine desktop central10.0.380
- zohocorp manageengine eventlog analyzer12.0.2
- zohocorp manageengine firewall12.0
- zohocorp manageengine key manager plus5.6
- zohocorp manageengine mobile device manager plus9.0.0
- zohocorp manageengine netflow analyzer11.0
- zohocorp manageengine network configuration manager11.0
- zohocorp manageengine o365 manager plus4.0
- zohocorp manageengine opmanager12.3
- zohocorp manageengine oputils11.0
- zohocorp manageengine password manager pro9.9
- zohocorp manageengine patch connect plus9.0.0
- zohocorp manageengine patch manager plus9.0.0
- zohocorp manageengine servicedesk plus10.0.0
- zohocorp manageengine supportcenter plus8.1
- zohocorp manageengine vulnerability manager plus9.0.0
Same product
zohocorp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-9428Zohocorp ManageEngine Analytics Plus versions 6171 and prior are vulnerable to authenticated SQL Injection via the key update api.43Plan
- CVE-2020-21642Directory Traversal vulnerability ZDBQAREFSUBDIR parameter in /zropusermgmt API in Zoho ManageEngine Analytics Plus before 4350 allows remot41Plan
- CVE-2025-8324Zohocorp ManageEngine Analytics Plus versions 6170 and below are vulnerable to Unauthenticated SQL Injection due to the improper filter conf40Plan
- CVE-2024-52323Sensitive Data Exposure32Monitor
- CVE-2020-21641Out-of-Band XML External Entity (OOB-XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Analytics Plus before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to read arb31Monitor
- CVE-2023-6105ManageEngine Information Disclosure in Multiple Products22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path ElementCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
- Hijack Execution Flow:DLL search order hijackingT1574.001
- Hijack Execution Flow: Dylib HijackingT1574.004
- Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
- Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Search Order HijackingT1574.008
- Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Unquoted PathT1574.009
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-007.md
- www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.