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ManageEngine Endpoint Central CVE-2025-11248

MEDIUM
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532)
2025-10-27 0fc0942c-577d-436f-ae8e-945763c79b02
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to Endpoint Central console
  2. Exploit
    Access application/agent logs
  3. Execution
    Extract leaked sensitive agent token
  4. Impact
    Reuse token to impersonate agent

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A09:2025 - Security Logging & Alerting Failures
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Log data sanitization
Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid authenticated account on ManageEngine Endpoint Central with the ability to read or export the product's logs (per CVSS PR:L); it is not remotely exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker. The sensitive agent token must actually be present in those logs, which occurs on affected builds prior to 11.4.2528.05. Limiting factors: authentication is mandatory, the exposure is confined to log readers, and value to the attacker depends on what the recovered agent token can authorize. Upgrading to 11.4.2528.05 or later removes the token from the logs.

Impact

This is a moderate, not high-priority, issue. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, base 4.3) is internally consistent with the description: exploitation requires an already-authenticated user (PR:L) with access to the product's logs, and the only impact is limited confidentiality (C:L) - disclosure of a sensitive agent token, with no integrity or availability impact. The EPSS score of 0.52% (42nd percentile) indicates low predicted exploitation probability, consistent with a low-severity, authentication-gated information-disclosure flaw rather than a mass-exploited remote code execution bug. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public POC in the provided data, so exploitation status is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. No SSVC decision data was supplied. One nuance worth flagging: the real-world severity depends on what the leaked agent token can subsequently authorize - if that token grants broad agent/server control, the practical downstream impact could exceed the C:L base score, but this is not confirmed in the available data and should be verified against the vendor advisory. All signals point to this being a genuine but low-urgency hardening fix.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged authenticated account on the Endpoint Central console (or who has compromised such an account) browses or exports the application logs and recovers a sensitive agent token written there in cleartext. The attacker could then attempt to reuse that token to impersonate or interact with managed agents. No public exploit code is known, and exploitation first requires valid authenticated access to the logs.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions prior to 11.4.2528.05 log a sensitive agent token, allowing an authenticated user with access to the product's logs to recover that token. Exploitation requires a valid authenticated account and the ability to read or export logs (CVSS PR:L); no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is 0.52% (low). This is a moderate-severity information disclosure issue (CVSS 4.3) fixed in 11.4.2528.05.

RemediationAI

Upgrade ManageEngine Endpoint Central to version 11.4.2528.05 or later, which removes the sensitive agent token from logs. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict log file access and export capability to the smallest possible set of trusted administrators, and monitor for unauthorized log reads; note that this reduces but does not eliminate exposure because privileged users still retain access. If logs may have been exposed, rotate the affected agent tokens, acknowledging that token rotation may require agent re-enrollment or reconfiguration. Refer to the vendor advisory at https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/CVE-2025-11248.html for authoritative patch details and any additional guidance.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is an instance of CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File). ManageEngine Endpoint Central’s logging mechanism records the agent token - a credential-like value used by endpoint agents to communicate with the central server - in a log file on affected builds prior to 11.4.2528.05. Because the token is written to logs, any user who can read or export those logs can extract it. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_endpoint_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected product family, and the CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N confirms the attack is network-accessible but requires low-level authenticated privileges and results only in confidentiality impact. The root cause is not a software logic flaw allowing remote code execution but a design weakness in what data is persisted to logs.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Web-accessible console (AV:N), no special conditions (AC:L), but reading logs requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L); impact is limited token disclosure only (C:L, I/A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions prior to 11.4.2528.05 are vulnerable to a sensitive information logging issue. An authenticated user with access to the logs could potentially obtain the sensitive agent token.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise endpoint/patch management suite in corporate environments
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_endpoint_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-6105 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Nov 15

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in multiple ManageEngine products that can result in encryption keys bein

CVE-2024-38868 HIGH
8.3 Aug 30

Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central affected by Incorrect authorization vulnerability while isolating the devices.3.2

CVE-2025-5494 HIGH
7.8 Sep 25

Improper privilege management in the Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central agent setup allows an authenticated local attack

CVE-2024-10203 HIGH
7.8 Nov 07

Zohocorp ManageEngine EndPoint Central versions 11.3.2416.21 and below, 11.3.2428.9 and below are vulnerable to Arbitrar

CVE-2026-77697 MEDIUM
6.3 Sep 07

Privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central below version 11.4.2540.23 allows a local low-privileged

CVE-2026-85640 MEDIUM
6.3 Sep 07

Privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central below version 11.5.2600.15 permits a locally authenticate

CVE-2026-77698 MEDIUM
5.7 Sep 07

Local privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central before version 11.5.2605.01 allows a low-privileged

CVE-2025-7473 MEDIUM
5.3 Oct 21

XML injection in Zoho ManageEngine EndPoint Central versions 11.4.2516.1 and prior allows an authenticated attacker with

CVE-2026-77699 MEDIUM
5.0 Sep 07

Local privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.5.2605.01 allows a low-privileged

CVE-2026-3182 MEDIUM
4.3 Jul 21

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central before version 11.4.2528.34 ex

CVE-2025-5496 LOW
3.3 Oct 21

Local privilege escalation in Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central is possible through an arbitrary file deletion flaw in

CVE-2024-9097 LOW
3.5 Feb 05

ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions before 11.3.2440.09 are vulnerable to IDOR vulnerability which allows the attacke

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