SYSTEM code execution via unused navigation action
Published Sep 22, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 2026
Remote code execution in Zoho Corporation ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 7001 allows local users to gain SYSTEM access. The Windows Logon Agent exposes an unused navigation action and fails to trap client-side errors, allowing arbitrary code to run from the locked screen. Any user able to reach an affected Windows lock screen can elevate to SYSTEM privileges.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Zoho Corporation ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 7001 allows local users to gain SYSTEM access. The Windows Logon Agent exposes an unused navigation action and fails to trap client-side errors, allowing arbitrary code to run from the locked screen. Any user able to reach an affected Windows lock screen can elevate to SYSTEM privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-74849
- Published
- Sep 22, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Zoho Corporation
- Product
- ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <7001
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