ManageEngine Products: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Dependencies

Zohocorp ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus version before 6525, DataSecurity Plus before 6264 and RecoveryManager Plus before 6313 are vulnerable to Authenticated Remote code execution in the agent machines due to the bug in the 3rd party dependency.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-2740 affects three critical ManageEngine products—ADSelfService Plus, DataSecurity Plus, and RecoveryManager Plus—through a vulnerability in third-party dependencies that enables authenticated remote code execution (RCE) on agent machines. With a CVSS score of 8.4, this high-severity flaw poses significant risk to organizations relying on these identity and data management solutions. The vulnerability's authenticated nature means attackers need valid credentials, but once obtained, they can execute arbitrary code at the system level, potentially leading to complete infrastructure compromise, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. Organizations running affected versions before the specified patch levels (6525, 6264, and 6313 respectively) should prioritize immediate remediation.

Casky's 419 matching skills leverage Claude AI with extended reasoning to detect exploitation patterns across MITRE ATT&CK techniques TA0001 (Reconnaissance), TA0043 (Reconnaissance via access to cloud APIs/services), and TA0002 (Execution). Practitioners using Casky would identify attack signatures including: suspicious authentication patterns leading to unexpected code execution (TA0001 + TA0002), dependency exploitation attempts targeting the vulnerable third-party libraries (CWE-77 Improper Neutralization), and post-exploitation behavior such as agent process manipulation or privilege escalation on target machines. The platform's extended reasoning capability would correlate authentication events with subsequent system calls and process creation, revealing the chain from valid credentials through to arbitrary code execution—enabling SOC teams to distinguish legitimate administrative activity from compromised accounts weaponizing these service vulnerabilities.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

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