# CVE-2026-75869: ManageEngine DDI Central authorization bypass and PowerShell injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-75869-zohocorp-manageengine-ddi-central-versions-below-6301-is-affected  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-12. Updated: 2026-11-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-75869 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-11-12

ManageEngine DDI Central is a DNS, DHCP, and IP address management platform used by organizations to administer their network infrastructure. An authenticated user with limited privileges can bypass cluster-level access controls and inject malicious PowerShell commands into Windows DHCP server configurations, potentially executing arbitrary commands with the privileges of the DDI Central management service account and compromising DHCP and host data.

Technologies: [Zohocorp ManageEngine DDI Central](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/manageengine-ddi-central). Vendors: [Zohocorp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/zohocorp).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-75869 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75869 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-75869?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 12 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Zohocorp ManageEngine DDI Central 6.3.0 build 6300 and below.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75869?** Yes: fixed in Build 6301. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-75869 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-75869?** Check whether you run Zohocorp ManageEngine DDI Central at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Build 6301

## Technical details

DDI Central versions 6300 and below fail to validate that an authenticated operator has authorization to modify Windows DHCP subnets belonging to other clusters, and do not sanitize DNS suffix input before passing it to PowerShell commands on managed Windows DHCP servers. An authenticated non-administrator user can craft malicious DNS suffix values to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands within the service account context of the DDI Central management agent, gaining access to resources and configuration data outside their authorized cluster.

## Affected products

- Zohocorp ManageEngine DDI Central 6.3.0 build 6300 and below

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: disclosed
- 2026-08-18: patched: Fix released as build 6301

## References

- [https://www.manageengine.com/dns-dhcp-ipam/security-updates/cve-2026-75869.html](https://www.manageengine.com/dns-dhcp-ipam/security-updates/cve-2026-75869.html)

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