Critical severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-12571
Authentication Bypass Leading to Account Takeover
9.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authentication bypass in ManageEngine DDI Central's password-reset workflow allows account takeover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
manageengine_ddi_central · zohocorp
before 6201 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12571
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12571
www.manageengine.com
https://www.manageengine.com/dns-dhcp-ipam/security-updates/security-updates.html
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