# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4f59-c6wp-7cj6

## 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 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-86681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-86681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86681/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.