Auth bypass in a widely deployed enterprise identity/self-service product that enables account takeover and credential reset; impactful across many organizations.
CVE-2026-75791
Auth bypass in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus REST API enabling account takeover.
Is CVE-2026-75791 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-75791 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 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-75791?
CVE-2026-75791 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. 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-2026-75791?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-75791. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-75791 affect?
CVE-2026-75791 affects ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus < build 7001, ADSelfService Plus REST API. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-75791?
Upgrade to build 7001+, restrict REST API access, rotate affected credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authentication bypass via REST API allows remote attackers to reset passwords, access or impersonate user accounts and escalate access.
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
- partial
Assessed by CISA 22 Sept 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 22 Sept 2026Published
- 22 Sept 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none · same day later
- 22 Sept 2026CVE record last updated · same day later
- 23 Sept 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 1 day later
- Linkmanageengine.com /products/self-service-password/advisory/CVE-2026-75791.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.