VDB-399531 · CVE-2026-77698 · EUVD-2026-72325

Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central 11.4.2508.13/11.4.2528.34 Agent privileges management

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6.8	$0-$5k	1.55+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Agent. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-77698. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central. This affects some unknown processing of the component Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions before 11.5.2605.01 are vulnerable to local privilege escalation due to Agent upgrade.

It is possible to read the advisory at manageengine.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-77698 since 08/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 11.5.2605.01 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-72325). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Zohocorp

Name

ManageEngine Endpoint Central

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.7
CNA Vector (Zohocorp): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: ManageEngine Endpoint Central 11.5.2605.01

Timelineinfo

08/21/2026 CVE reserved
09/07/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: manageengine.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-77698 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-77698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399531
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2026 12:09
Updated: 09/07/2026 12:30
Changes: 09/07/2026 12:09 (63), 09/07/2026 12:30 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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