CVE-2025-8309Network attack vector

Account takeover via wildcard servlet-path matching

Published Aug 20, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Privilege escalation in four ManageEngine server products allows remote authenticated users to take over accounts through crafted URL paths. Overly permissive regular expressions in URL mappings match wildcard servlet paths and expose account-management operations to low-privileged sessions. AssetExplorer before 7710, ServiceDesk Plus before 15110, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 14940, and SupportCenter Plus before 14940 are affected only when local authentication is enabled; any account, including an administrator account, can be assumed unless the high-privileged account has an email address.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in four ManageEngine server products allows remote authenticated users to take over accounts through crafted URL paths. Overly permissive regular expressions in URL mappings match wildcard servlet paths and expose account-management operations to low-privileged sessions. AssetExplorer before 7710, ServiceDesk Plus before 15110, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 14940, and SupportCenter Plus before 14940 are affected only when local authentication is enabled; any account, including an administrator account, can be assumed unless the high-privileged account has an email address.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-8309
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Zoho Corporation
Product
ServiceDesk Plus MSP
Classifications
CWE-269, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <14940

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoho Corporation · ServiceDesk Plus MSPversion=0 <14940
Zoho Corporation · SupportCenter Plusversion=0 <14940
Zoho Corporation · ServiceDesk Plusversion=0 <15110
Zoho Corporation · AssetExplorerversion=0 <7710

Published CVSS scores

8.1ManageEngineCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1098Account Manipulation

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