ZohoCorp Firewall Analyzer/ManageEngine OpManager up to 12.8.709 Rule Tracking Compare Policies xml injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ZohoCorp Firewall Analyzer and ManageEngine OpManager up to 12.8.709. This impacts an unknown function of the component Rule Tracking Compare Policies. Such manipulation leads to xml injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-76979. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZohoCorp Firewall Analyzer and ManageEngine OpManager up to 12.8.709 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Rule Tracking Compare Policies. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-91. The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ZohoCorp ManageEngine OpManager and Firewall Analyzer versions 12.8.709 and below were vulnerable to an XML Injection vulnerability in the Rule Tracking Compare Policies feature.

The advisory is shared for download at manageengine.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-76979 since 08/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

Upgrading to version 12.8.710 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml injection
CWE: CWE-91 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firewall Analyzer/ManageEngine OpManager 12.8.710

Timelineinfo

08/20/2026 CVE reserved
09/23/2026 +34 days Advisory disclosed
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: manageengine.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-76979 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-76979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408956

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2026 14:53
Changes: 09/23/2026 14:53 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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