{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/products/manageengine-endpoint-central/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":[],"_cs_cves":[],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["ManageEngine Endpoint Central"],"_cs_severities":["medium"],"_cs_tags":[],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["Zoho"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eZoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central is susceptible to multiple vulnerabilities that allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation. By exploiting these flaws, an authenticated local user can gain elevated user or administrator privileges on the host system where the software is deployed. This threat is particularly significant for environments using Endpoint Central as a central management node, as unauthorized administrative access to this platform provides complete control over managed endpoints. Defenders should prioritize auditing local access controls and ensuring that the most recent security patches provided by Zoho are applied to all instances of Endpoint Central to mitigate the potential for local actors to gain unauthorized administrative rights.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation allows local attackers to escalate privileges to a user or administrative level. This compromises the integrity of the managed infrastructure and allows for unauthorized system configuration, data exfiltration, or lateral movement within the network.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrioritize the identification and patching of all Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central installations across the environment to the latest version provided by the vendor. Conduct a review of local user permissions on servers hosting ManageEngine instances to minimize the number of individuals with local interactive logon rights.\u003c/p\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-09-08T13:36:03Z","date_published":"2026-09-08T13:36:03Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-09-zoho-manageengine-privilege-escalation/","summary":"Multiple vulnerabilities in Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central allow a local attacker to perform privilege escalation, potentially gaining user or administrator rights within the affected environment.","title":"Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-09-zoho-manageengine-privilege-escalation/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - ManageEngine Endpoint Central","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}