ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypass
Published Jul 13, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.66%
Description
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
Affected products
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- Version 12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine | Applications Manager | n/a |
|
- 12.0
- 13.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 75.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01680) | 73.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 48.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 60.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 59.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 59.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 60.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/ vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/ | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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