CVE-2025-5966Network attack vector

Privileged account creation via stored script execution

Published Jun 26, 2025 · Updated Jun 26, 2025

Stored XSS in ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus 5722 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a privileged application account. The flaw resides in the Attachments by File Name Keyword report, but ManageEngine has not disclosed the affected field or missing output-encoding operation. Exploitation requires a user to view affected report content; successful script execution grants privileged access to the application.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability1.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus 5722 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a privileged application account. The flaw resides in the Attachments by File Name Keyword report, but ManageEngine has not disclosed the affected field or missing output-encoding operation. Exploitation requires a user to view affected report content; successful script execution grants privileged access to the application.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5966
Published
Jun 26, 2025
Updated
Jun 26, 2025
Vendor
Zoho Corporation
Product
ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5722

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoho Corporation · ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plusversion=0 <=5722

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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