Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain valid account credentials
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DeliveryInitiate login to Key Manager Plus
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ExploitBypass 2FA verification step
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ExecutionAuthenticate without verification code
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ImpactAccess managed keys and certificates
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Alternate path authentication
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| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker must already possess valid login credentials for a ManageEngine Key Manager Plus account, and the targeted account/instance must have Two-Factor Authentication enabled (there is no second factor to bypass otherwise). Only builds before 7150 are affected. The flaw lets the attacker complete login while skipping the verification-code step. Limiting factors: exploitation is gated on prior credential compromise (so 2FA no longer provides defense-in-depth against stolen passwords) and on the deployment running a pre-7150 build; the vendor's AC:H rating further implies the bypass is not trivially reliable, though the available sources do not state how it is triggered. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The vendor-assigned CVSS of 7.4 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) and the 'this_week' decision label point to meaningful but not top-tier urgency. A significant signal conflict exists and must be verified: the CVSS vector states PR:N (no privileges required), yet the description explicitly says exploitation requires 'attackers with valid credentials' - these contradict each other, and the credential requirement in the description is the more specific, mechanism-level claim. This is a 2FA-bypass (CWE-288), so the real-world precondition is possession of valid first-factor credentials, which materially lowers risk versus a true unauthenticated bypass. No EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no PoC/exploit reference were provided, so there is no public evidence of exploitation. The AC:H in the vendor vector suggests the bypass is not trivially repeatable, though the available sources do not describe how the flaw is triggered. Net: credible and worth remediating promptly for anyone running Key Manager Plus with 2FA enabled, but the credential prerequisite and absence of exploitation signals argue against treating it as a drop-everything emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained valid Key Manager Plus account credentials (for example via phishing, credential stuffing, or reuse) initiates a login and bypasses the second-factor verification step, completing authentication without supplying a valid code. This defeats the 2FA control that would otherwise have blocked the compromised-password login, granting full access to the account. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Two-factor authentication bypass in ManageEngine Key Manager Plus builds before 7150 lets an attacker who already possesses valid account credentials finish the login flow without entering a verification code. The vendor rates the issue CVSS 7.4, but our independent assessment treats it as a moderate-priority authenticated problem: exploitation requires prior credential compromise and an account or instance with 2FA enabled, so it erodes defense-in-depth rather than enabling unauthenticated access. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vendor advisory documents the fixed build.
RemediationAI
Upgrade ManageEngine Key Manager Plus to build 7150 or later; the vendor advisory at https://www.manageengine.com/key-manager/advisory/cve-2026-77799.html documents the fixed release, and upgrading to 7150 or later is the vendor-released patch. No workaround is documented in the supplied advisory; because the bypass is gated on valid credentials and a 2FA-enabled account, environments that cannot immediately upgrade should treat any credential compromise as sufficient to complete login until the patch is applied.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ManageEngine Key Manager Plus is Zoho's privileged access management product for SSH keys, certificates, and secrets. CVE-2026-77799 is a CWE-288 authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in the login and two-factor authentication workflow: a pre-7150 build can be made to complete authentication without the verification-code step, but the available sources do not describe the exact alternate path or trigger condition. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_key_manager_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* scopes affected deployments to versions before 7150. The published CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (7.4), while our independent assessment re-rates prerequisites to PR:L/AC:L because valid credentials are required; the trigger itself remains unverified from the supplied data. Two-factor authentication must be enabled on the targeted account or instance for the bypass to matter, since otherwise there is no second factor to skip.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Requires valid first-factor credentials, so PR:L (not PR:N as the input vector states); bypassing 2FA yields full account access, giving C:H/I:H and A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Zohocorp).
CVSS VectorVendor: Zohocorp
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
ManageEngine Key Manager Plus versions before 7150 are vulnerable to a Two-Factor Authentication bypass that allows attackers with valid credentials to log in without a verification code.
Executive ViewAI
ManageEngine Key Manager Plus, a critical secrets management platform, contains a high-severity two-factor authentication bypass affecting builds before 7150. This flaw allows attackers who already possess valid credentials to completely bypass the second authentication factor, directly undermining the defense-in-depth controls leadership relies on to protect sensitive key material and infrastructure. While exploitation requires prior credential compromise, the organizational impact is severe, as it enables unauthorized access to the very systems designed to secure cryptographic keys and secrets.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include restricting network access to trusted IP ranges, enforcing strong credential policies, and monitoring for suspicious login activity.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-115674
GHSA-7g56-c8wh-g2wc
NVD
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VulDB
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