Affects ManageEngine DDI Central, an enterprise DNS/DHCP/IPAM product; RCE in the management plane can disrupt network services across organizations.
CVE-2026-12268
PowerShell injection in ManageEngine DDI Central enables remote code execution
Is CVE-2026-12268 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-12268 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.
How severe is CVE-2026-12268?
CVE-2026-12268 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-2026-12268?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-12268. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-12268 affect?
CVE-2026-12268 affects ManageEngine DDI Central (Windows) < 6201. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-12268?
Update to 6201+ immediately; restrict management access and audit DNS/DHCP changes.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
RCE on DDI Central via PowerShell injection during DNS SPF/TXT pushes; allows arbitrary command execution, server compromise and DNS/DHCP tampering.
Immediate action required
- affected< 6201
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.