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title: "CVE-2026-86708: ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager - Authentication Bypass"
description: "ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager <= 182200 contains an exposure of Google Cloud service-account private key in the installer, letting unauthenticated attackers impersonate the service account and access or modify cloud resources, exploit requires no authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-86708/
---

# CVE-2026-86708 ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager - Authentication Bypass

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager <= 182200 contains an exposure of Google Cloud service-account private key in the installer, letting unauthenticated attackers impersonate the service account and access or modify cloud resources, exploit requires no authentication.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

1.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86708)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

23 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-321](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 182200.

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-2026-86708](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86708)
- [https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications\_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2026-86708.html](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2026-86708.html)

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