CVE-2025-5494 Privilege Escalation

Low 3.9 Published 25 Sep 2025 Updated 25 Sep 2025

Attackers can escalate privileges via improper privilege management in the agent setup of ManageEngine Endpoint Central.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-5494?

CVE-2025-5494 is a low-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Endpoint Central, published on 25 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central was impacted by an improper privilege management issue in the agent setup.

This issue affects Endpoint Central: through 11.4.2500.25, through 11.4.2508.13.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5494?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zohocorp Manageengine Endpoint Central.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-5494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hwj5-gqwh-gh6c.