CVE-2026-86678
8.8 HIGHPublished 2026-09-23 · Updated 2026-09-24
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- This flaw allows a low-privileged user to obtain an administrator’s API key, enabling them to perform administrator-level actions, which can lead to unauthorized access and data manipulation.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation is relatively straightforward given the low privilege requirement, and the attacker would need access to the application to obtain the API key.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the impact is high, as it could lead to unauthorized administrative actions, potentially compromising the entire system and sensitive data.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to version 182001 or later.
api-keyadmin-privilegedata-exposure
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NVD description
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182000 and below allowed a low-privileged user to obtain an administrator’s API key and use it to perform administrator-level actions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-639
All references
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