CVE-2026-77697: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Description
CVE-2026-77697 is a medium severity vulnerability in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central that allows improper privilege management leading to privilege escalation during JAR extraction. It affects versions prior to 11.4.2540.23. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3, indicating a locally exploitable issue with low attack complexity but requiring some privileges. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no official patch information is provided in the source data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
Zohocorp
ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-77697 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) in ManageEngine Endpoint Central by Zohocorp. Versions before 11.4.2540.23 are vulnerable to privilege escalation during the extraction of JAR files. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and privileges but no user interaction. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker with some privileges to escalate their privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor Zohocorp advisories for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Zohocorp
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-21T07:48:51.328Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9ee190acd9273b49e68b9f
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 16:08:48 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:02:20 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 13:20:24 UTC
Views: 101
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