Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privileged user
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ExploitSubmit manipulated group argument to checkGroupChange
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ExecutionBypass improper privilege management check
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ImpactGain unauthorized group privileges
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated, low-privileged ZenTao PMS account (CVSS PR:L) and the ability to reach the User Module over the network (AV:N). The specific prerequisite is invoking the userModel::checkGroupChange function in module/user/model.php with a manipulated 'group' argument, which is subject to improper privilege management (CWE-269). No special non-default configuration is indicated and no user interaction is required (UI:N). Limiting factors: the attacker must first possess valid low-privilege credentials, impacts are limited (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L, no scope change), and the exact conditions under which the group manipulation succeeds are not detailed in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, authenticated privilege-management flaw (CVSS 4.0 base 5.3) rather than a high-urgency emergency. The vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N shows a network-reachable, low-complexity attack but one that requires an existing low-privileged authenticated account (PR:L), and the impacts are uniformly Low (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L) with no scope change - consistent with a user able to improperly alter group membership rather than achieve full administrative takeover. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', which signals a prioritize-but-not-drop-everything posture. No EPSS probability, no CISA KEV listing, and no confirmed working exploit are present in the supplied data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation; exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'. Key limitation: the intelligence comes from a single source (VulDB) and the vendor did not respond to disclosure, so affected-version scope ('up to 22.6') and the absence of a fix are vendor-unconfirmed. Conflicting/missing signals to note: EPSS is absent (not low - simply not provided), so probability of exploitation cannot be quantified from this data, and the exact trigger beyond 'manipulation of the group argument' is not described. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds a low-privileged ZenTao PMS account submits a crafted value for the 'group' argument handled by userModel::checkGroupChange, exploiting improper privilege management to change or assign group membership they should not control. Because the CVSS vector is PR:L with Low impacts, this yields limited privilege escalation rather than full compromise, and no public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Authenticated privilege-management weakness in EasySoft ZenTao PMS through 22.6 allows a low-privileged user to manipulate the group argument handled by userModel::checkGroupChange in module/user/model.php, potentially gaining improper group-related privileges. The flaw is remotely reachable but requires a valid low-privilege account; assessed impacts are limited to low confidentiality, integrity, and availability effects with no scope change. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the vendor did not respond to the disclosure.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis, and the vendor did not respond to the disclosure. Until a fix is available, limit access to the User Module and group-management functions to trusted administrative users and audit changes to user groups; this reduces exposure but does not eliminate the improper privilege-management flaw, and restricting the module may affect legitimate user administration. Monitor the VulDB entry (https://vuldb.com/vuln/430286) for updates.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ZenTao PMS is a PHP-based project management system. CVE-2026-121514 is classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and resides in the User Module's userModel::checkGroupChange function in module/user/model.php, where manipulation of the group argument can lead to incorrect privilege handling. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:easysoft:zentao_pms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers ZenTao PMS versions up to 22.6; the sources do not describe the exact validation failure or the conditions under which the manipulated group value succeeds, so the precise trigger remains unconfirmed.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable but needs a pre-existing low-privileged account for the group manipulation, so PR:L and AC:L; improper privilege management yields limited C/I/A impact, hence Low across the board.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
DescriptionCVE.org
A weakness has been identified in EasySoft ZenTao PMS up to 22.6. This impacts the function userModel::checkGroupChange of the file module/user/model.php of the component User Module. This manipulation of the argument group causes improper privilege management. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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EUVD-2026-116371
GHSA-8xgp-wvrv-hg89
NVD
CVE.org
Vulnrichment
VulDB
Exploit-DB