Authenticated RCE in widely used ManageEngine privileged account products can expose stored credentials and enable full network pivoting; high-impact for many enterprises.
CVE-2026-18199
Authenticated RCE in ManageEngine Password Manager Pro & PAM360.
Is CVE-2026-18199 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-18199 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-2026-18199?
CVE-2026-18199 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-2026-18199?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-18199. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-18199 affect?
CVE-2026-18199 affects ManageEngine Password Manager Pro < 13236, ManageEngine PAM360 < 8601. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-18199?
Upgrade to Password Manager Pro 13236+ and PAM360 8601+, restrict access, rotate privileged credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated remote code execution allowing command execution, theft of stored credentials and lateral movement into internal systems.
Immediate action required
- affected< 8601
- affected< 13236
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.