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CVE-2019-12133: Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products suffer from local privilege escalation due to improper permissions for the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ManageEngine di

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 77.5% of all records.
  • 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.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jun 18, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 77th percentile

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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%

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
zohocorpmanageengine analytics plus
zohocorpmanageengine browser security plus
zohocorpmanageengine desktop central
zohocorpmanageengine eventlog analyzer
zohocorpmanageengine firewall
zohocorpmanageengine key manager plus
zohocorpmanageengine mobile device manager plus
zohocorpmanageengine netflow analyzer
zohocorpmanageengine network configuration manager
zohocorpmanageengine o365 manager plus
zohocorpmanageengine opmanager
zohocorpmanageengine 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

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Other 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 remot
    41Plan
  • CVE-2025-8324Zohocorp ManageEngine Analytics Plus versions 6170 and below are vulnerable to Unauthenticated SQL Injection due to the improper filter conf
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2020-21641Aug 15, 2022 · Out-of-Band XML External Entity (OOB-XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Analytics Plus before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to read arb
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-6105Nov 15, 2023 · ManageEngine Information Disclosure in Multiple Products
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-52323Nov 27, 2024 · Sensitive Data Exposure
    32Monitor

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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

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

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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 Element

CVSS 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.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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