Networks

CVE-2026-12265

Insufficient access control in HA failover allows destructive DB operations in ManageEngine DDI Central.

Major vulnerability. Affects ManageEngine DDI Central (widely used DNS/DHCP/IPAM). Destructive DB operations can disrupt core network services across enterprises.

CVSS: 8.8Highscored by the publisher (CNA)
Exploited in the wild: Not knownnot in CISA KEV as of our last sync
EPSS: 0.88%chance of exploitation in the next 30 daystop 41% of scored CVEsFIRST score of 12 Nov 2026
Fix: Patch availablesee the advisories in the references
Published: 28 Sept 2026analysed here 28 Sept 2026

Summary

Impact

Attacker abusing HA failover endpoint can perform destructive PostgreSQL operations, causing IPAM/DNS/DHCP data loss and outage.

Triage

Exploitable: At runtime
Attack vector: network
Weakness: CWE-284 Common Weakness
Can a WAF block it?: Partly. See why

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Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Vendor says fixed in
Zohocorp DDI Central	< 6201Vendor says fixed in: not stated	Not stated by the vendor

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

Products named in our analysis

ManageEngine DDI Central < 6201 (DNS/DHCP/IPAM)

Fix and mitigation

Action required

Immediate action required

WAF and other mitigations

Can a WAF block it? Partly. The bug can be reached over the network, so generic WAF rules may stop some attacks. Its weakness type is unknown, so we cannot be more precise.

Also consider: patch

Based on the weakness type only; no CVE-specific evidence yet. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.

Remediation steps (AI-written)

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Exploitation evidence

CISA KEV catalog: Not listed as of our last sync.
Public exploit code: None on record in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or PoC-in-GitHub.
CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact totalAssessed by CISA 28 Sept 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3). Exploitation is none, poc (public proof of concept) or active.

Timeline

28 Sept 2026Published
28 Sept 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation nonesame day later
28 Sept 2026CVE record last updatedsame day later
28 Sept 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.comsame day later

Common questions

Is CVE-2026-12265 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12265 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-12265?

CVE-2026-12265 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-12265?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12265. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-12265 affect?

CVE-2026-12265 affects ManageEngine DDI Central < 6201 (DNS/DHCP/IPAM). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-12265?

Upgrade to 6201+, restrict/segregate HA endpoint access, and apply security updates.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

References

NVD CVE.org CVE Details Source

1 reference in the CVE record, grouped by the tags the record gives them.

Where the data on this page comes from

CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
NVD: CVSS and CPE data
CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile

Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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