What is CVE-2025-5496?

CVE-2025-5496 is a low-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Endpoint Central, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2025-5496?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Zohocorp Endpoint Central

CVE-2025-5496

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions earlier than 11.4.2508.14, 11.4.2516.06, and 11.4.2518.01 are affected by an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the agent setup component.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Zohocorp Endpoint Central — versions 0
Zohocorp Manageengine_endpoint_central

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

0fc0942c-577d-436f-ae8e-945763c79b02 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5496?: CVE-2025-5496 is a low-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Endpoint Central, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-5496?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.