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CVE-2026-12263NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

ManageEngine Password Manager Pro: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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CVE-2026-12263 is a high-severity improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in ManageEngine Password Manager Pro from Zoho, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 13232 as the first without the flaw, so updating ManageEngine Password Manager Pro to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.4% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 73% of scored CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update ManageEngine Password Manager Pro to 13232 or a later version.
  2. Update ManageEngine PAM360 to 8551 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
ZohoManageEngine Password Manager Probefore 1323213232
ZohoManageEngine PAM360before 85518551

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA.

Official description

Zohocorp ManageEngine Password Manager Pro versions before 13232 and PAM360 versions before 8551 are vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper SAML validation.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

More Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerabilities (CWE-347)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in ManageEngine Password Manager Pro

All ManageEngine Password Manager Pro vulnerabilities

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