CVE-2024-41140Network attack vector

Delegated-Admin escalation via unchecked user group update

Published Jan 29, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Incorrect authorization in ManageEngine Applications Manager 173900 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain Administrator access. The Update user API accepts a delegated administrator's modified user group parameter without proper role validation when updating a user profile. A Delegated Admin profile must exist, and exploitation lets that user act as an Administrator; the Plugin Setup is not affected.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in ManageEngine Applications Manager 173900 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain Administrator access. The Update user API accepts a delegated administrator's modified user group parameter without proper role validation when updating a user profile. A Delegated Admin profile must exist, and exploitation lets that user act as an Administrator; the Plugin Setup is not affected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41140
Published
Jan 29, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
Zoho Corporation
Product
ManageEngine Applications Manager
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=174000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoho Corporation · ManageEngine Applications Managerversion=0 <=174000

Published CVSS scores

8.1ManageEngineCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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