CVE-2025-5496: Zohocorp Endpoint Central · Improper Privilege Management
Affects Zohocorp Endpoint CentralSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- 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:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Zohocorp Endpoint Central | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Monitor ZohoCorp communications closely for official patches addressing CVE-2025-5496 and apply updates to Endpoint Central promptly once available.
- Restrict local access to systems running Endpoint Central agents to trusted and authorized personnel only, minimizing the risk of exploitation by unauthorized users.
- Implement strict access controls and auditing on endpoints to detect and prevent unauthorized file deletion attempts.
- Employ endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting anomalous file operations related to the agent setup component.
- Conduct regular integrity checks on Endpoint Central agent files and configurations to identify unauthorized changes early.
- Educate IT staff and administrators about the vulnerability and the importance of maintaining least privilege principles on endpoint systems.
- Consider network segmentation to limit lateral movement opportunities for attackers who gain local access.
- 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.