High severity · published Sep 25, 2025
CVE-2025-5494
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central was impacted by an improper privilege management issue in the agent setup
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Manageengine Endpoint Central · Zohocorp
before 11.4.2500.26; 11.4.2508.01 before 11.4.2508.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5494
Vendor Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/privilege-escalation-endpointcentral-agent.html
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