ManageEngine Applications Manager is widely deployed in enterprise IT; this flaw lets low-privileged users obtain admin API keys and perform admin-level actions, risking broad disruption and credential compromise.
CVE-2026-86678
Privilege escalation in ManageEngine Applications Manager via admin API key exposure.
Is CVE-2026-86678 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-86678 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-2026-86678?
CVE-2026-86678 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-2026-86678?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-86678. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-86678 affect?
CVE-2026-86678 affects ManageEngine Applications Manager <= 182000. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-86678?
Apply vendor update immediately; rotate API keys and restrict admin access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privileged user can retrieve an administrator API key and perform admin-level actions (config changes, credential theft, service disruption).
Immediate action required
- affected< 182100
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.