CVE-2019-12133
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products suffer from local privilege escalation due to improper permissions for the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ManageEngine directory and its sub-folders.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products suffer from local privilege escalation due to improper permissions for the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ManageEngine directory and its sub-folders. Moreover, the services associated with said products try to execute binaries such as sc.exe from the current directory upon system start. This will effectively allow non-privileged users to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This affects Desktop Central 10.0.380, EventLog Analyzer 12.0.2, ServiceDesk Plus 10.0.0, SupportCenter Plus 8.1, O365 Manager Plus 4.0, Mobile Device Manager Plus 9.0.0, Patch Connect Plus 9.0.0, Vulnerability Manager Plus 9.0.0, Patch Manager Plus 9.0.0, OpManager 12.3, NetFlow Analyzer 11.0, OpUtils 11.0, Network Configuration Manager 11.0, FireWall 12.0, Key Manager Plus 5.6, Password Manager Pro 9.9, Analytics Plus 1.0, and Browser Security Plus.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427, CWE-732
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine analytics plus · zohocorp/manageengine browser security plus · zohocorp/manageengine desktop central · zohocorp/manageengine eventlog analyzer · zohocorp/manageengine firewall · zohocorp/manageengine key manager plus · zohocorp/manageengine mobile device manager plus · zohocorp/manageengine netflow analyzer · zohocorp/manageengine network configuration manager · zohocorp/manageengine o365 manager plus · zohocorp/manageengine opmanager · zohocorp/manageengine oputils · zohocorp/manageengine password manager pro · zohocorp/manageengine patch connect plus · zohocorp/manageengine patch manager plus · zohocorp/manageengine servicedesk plus · zohocorp/manageengine supportcenter plus · zohocorp/manageengine vulnerability manager plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-007.md
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-007.md
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.