CVE-2026-86681 Broken Access Control vulnerability
Low-privileged users can execute administrator-configured MBean actions on unauthorized monitors, leading to privilege escalation and potential data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86681?
CVE-2026-86681 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager, published on 23 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182200 and below were vulnerable to a permissions validation issue that allowed low-privileged users to execute administrator-configured MBean actions on monitors outside their assigned scope.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86681?
How do I fix CVE-2026-86681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-86681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f59-c6wp-7cj6.