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CVE-2025-5496: Zohocorp Endpoint Central · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Zohocorp Endpoint CentralSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Zohocorp Endpoint CentralAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Monitor ZohoCorp communications closely for official patches addressing CVE-2025-5496 and apply updates to Endpoint Central promptly once available.
  2. Restrict local access to systems running Endpoint Central agents to trusted and authorized personnel only, minimizing the risk of exploitation by unauthorized users.
  3. Implement strict access controls and auditing on endpoints to detect and prevent unauthorized file deletion attempts.
  4. Employ endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting anomalous file operations related to the agent setup component.
  5. Conduct regular integrity checks on Endpoint Central agent files and configurations to identify unauthorized changes early.
  6. Educate IT staff and administrators about the vulnerability and the importance of maintaining least privilege principles on endpoint systems.
  7. Consider network segmentation to limit lateral movement opportunities for attackers who gain local access.
  8. Review and harden local privilege assignments to reduce the number of users with sufficient rights to exploit this vulnerability.

Description

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.

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