ADSelfService Plus is widely deployed in enterprise Active Directory environments; an RCE in its GINA client can enable lateral movement and domain compromise, making it newsworthy and high-impact.
CVE-2026-74849
RCE in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus GINA client (pre-build 7001)
Is CVE-2026-74849 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-74849 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 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-74849?
CVE-2026-74849 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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-2026-74849?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-74849. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-74849 affect?
CVE-2026-74849 affects ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus (build <7001), ADSelfService Plus GINA client, Windows endpoints using the GINA client. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-74849?
Upgrade to build 7001+ and deploy the patched GINA client; isolate affected endpoints until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution on Windows endpoints via GINA client; attackers can run commands, deploy malware, and potentially compromise AD/domain.
Immediate action required
- affected< 7001
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.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- none
- automatable
- yes
- technical impact
- total
Assessed by CISA 22 Sept 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 22 Sept 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none
- 22 Sept 2026Published · same day later
- 22 Sept 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · same day later
- 23 Sept 2026CVE record last updated · 1 day later
- Linkmanageengine.com /products/self-service-password/advisory/CVE-2026-74849.html
sources
- 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.