Authentication Bypass Leading to Account Takeover

published 2026-08-11 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-56557

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.3%; EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

An authentication bypass in ManageEngine DDI Central's password-reset workflow allows account takeover.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

zohocorp manageengine_ddi_central 6201

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-08-11)

Exploit prediction

3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

zohocorp manageengine_ddi_central

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

manageengine.com /dns-dhcp-ipam/security-updates/security-updates.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-12571
NVD CVE-2026-12571

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Summary