CVE-2026-77697

Privilege Escalation

Published Sep 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.4.2540.23 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation During JAR Extraction

Analysis

Technical impact

This vulnerability involves the unvalidated extraction of JAR files in ManageEngine Endpoint Central, allowing a user to elevate privileges. The flaw corresponds to CWE‑269, representing unauthorized access to privileged resources, and can enable a user with limited permissions to perform operations that should be restricted.

Affected Systems

Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central is affected. Versions before 11.4.2540.23 are vulnerable; any instance running a lower release must be considered at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.3 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score is not released, suggesting no publicly available exploitation data. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack path infers that local access to the JAR extraction mechanism is required; an attacker with user‑level privileges could take advantage of the flaw to write files to privileged locations during extraction, thereby escalating privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zohocorp

ManageEngine Endpoint Central

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 11.4.2540.23

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Zohocorp

Manageengine Endpoint Central

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,11.4.2540.23)`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade ManageEngine Endpoint Central to version 11.4.2540.23 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.
Restrict local permissions to prevent users from running the JAR extraction mechanism or modify the application configuration to disallow extraction of files to privileged directories.
Implement monitoring and alerts for anomalous file creation or privilege changes during JAR extraction, and enforce strict access controls on extracted files.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 7, 2026 at 14:21 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.380% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/kb/vulnerability-management/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-during-jar-extraction.html

History

Sep 8, 2026 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sep 7, 2026 11:00 AM Description updated. Title updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.4.2540.23 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation During JAR Extraction
Title		Privilege Escalation
First Time appeared		Zohocorp Zohocorp manageengine Endpoint Central
Weaknesses		CWE-269
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_endpoint_central::::::::
Vendors & Products		Zohocorp Zohocorp manageengine Endpoint Central
References		https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/kb/vulnerability-management/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-during-jar-extraction.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`