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title: "CVE-2026-18911: ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus - Authentication Bypass"
description: "ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus < 6310 contains an agent authentication bypass caused by improper validation of agent enrollment, letting unenrolled agents send requests without authentication, exploit requires unenrolled agent access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-18911/
---

# CVE-2026-18911 ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus - Authentication Bypass

ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus < 6310 contains an agent authentication bypass caused by improper validation of agent enrollment, letting unenrolled agents send requests without authentication, exploit requires unenrolled agent access.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

1.06% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18911)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Published

18 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-20](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 6310 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18911](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18911)
- [https://www.manageengine.com/data-security/cve-2026-18911.html](https://www.manageengine.com/data-security/cve-2026-18911.html)

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