CVE-2025-5494
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Publication date: 2025-09-25

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: ManageEngine

Description
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central was impacted by an improper privilege management issue in the agent setup. This issue affects Endpoint Central: through 11.4.2500.25, through 11.4.2508.13.
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Published
2025-09-25
Last Modified
2025-10-22
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-25
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-5494
EUVD
EUVD-2025-31092
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
zohocorp manageengine_endpoint_central to 11.4.2500.26 (exc)
zohocorp manageengine_endpoint_central From 11.4.2508.01 (inc) to 11.4.2508.14 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2025-5494 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Zoho ManageEngine Endpoint Central agent. It occurs because the agent improperly manages privileges during a patch scan, specifically by deleting privileged files. An attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges to the SYSTEM level, gaining higher control over the affected system. [1]

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker with local access to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM level on the affected machine. This means the attacker could gain full control over the system, potentially leading to unauthorized actions, data manipulation, or disruption of services. Although the severity is rated low, the impact of SYSTEM-level access can be significant depending on the environment. [1]

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate CVE-2025-5494, immediately upgrade ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central to the fixed versions 11.4.2500.26 or 11.4.2508.14. The upgrade process involves logging into the Endpoint Central console, clicking the current build number to find the latest applicable build, downloading the Patch Package Manager (PPM), and applying the update. This will address the privilege escalation vulnerability caused by improper privilege management in the agent setup. [1]

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