Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central up to 11.4.2500.25/11.4.2508.13 Agent Setup privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central up to 11.4.2500.25/11.4.2508.13 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Agent Setup. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-5494. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central up to 11.4.2500.25/11.4.2508.13 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Agent Setup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central was impacted by an improper privilege management issue in the agent setup. This issue affects Endpoint Central: through 11.4.2500.25, through 11.4.2508.13.

The advisory is shared for download at manageengine.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-5494 since 06/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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CNA Base Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/03/2025 CVE reserved
09/25/2025 +114 days Advisory disclosed
09/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/23/2025 +28 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: manageengine.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5494 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325840

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2025 16:01
Updated: 10/23/2025 05:26
Changes: 09/25/2025 16:01 (62), 10/23/2025 05:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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