Is CVE-2026-86708 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86708 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-86708?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 23 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 182200 and below.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86708?

A patch was published on 2026-09-08: Fixed in versions 182300 and above, 181104-181109, 182001-182009 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-86708 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-86708?

Check whether you run Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 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.

CVE-2026-86708: ManageEngine Applications Manager hardcoded Google Cloud service-account key in installer

CVE-2026-86708 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Published 2026-09-23

ManageEngine Applications Manager is a monitoring platform used to track application and infrastructure performance across enterprises. The installer bundles a hardcoded Google Cloud service account private key with excessive permissions that an attacker can extract from the public installer package, allowing them to impersonate the service account and access or modify cloud resources beyond the scope of push notifications, including sensitive application data and infrastructure configuration.

Vendors: Zohocorp.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-86708 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86708 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-86708?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 23 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 182200 and below.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86708?: A patch was published on 2026-09-08: Fixed in versions 182300 and above, 181104-181109, 182001-182009 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-86708 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-86708?: Check whether you run Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a hardcoded credential exposure in the Applications Manager installer: a Google Cloud service account private key embedded in the installer package with over-provisioned IAM permissions intended only for push notifications. An unauthenticated attacker can extract this key from the publicly available installer without authentication or user interaction. With the key, the attacker can authenticate to Google Cloud and access or modify cloud resources associated with the service account beyond its intended scope.

Affected products

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager 182200 and below

Timeline

2026-09-23: disclosed
2026-09-08: patched: Fixed in versions 182300 and above, 181104-181109, 182001-182009

References

https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2026-86708.html

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