Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central prior 11.4.2508.14/11.4.2516.06/11.4.2518.01 Agent Setup privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Agent Setup. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-5496. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions earlier than 11.4.2508.14, 11.4.2516.06, and 11.4.2518.01 are affected by an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the agent setup component.

The advisory is shared at manageengine.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-5496 since 06/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 11.4.2508.14, 11.4.2516.06 or 11.4.2518.01 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2383). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Central 11.4.2508.14/11.4.2516.06/11.4.2518.01

Timelineinfo

06/03/2025 CVE reserved
10/21/2025 +140 days Advisory disclosed
10/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: manageengine.com

Advisory: manageengine.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5496 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329125
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2383 - Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2025 13:57
Updated: 10/22/2025 14:39
Changes: 10/21/2025 13:57 (63), 10/22/2025 14:39 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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