Broken Authentication Vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-86683 records a High severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in Broken Authentication Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Zohocorp/ManageEngine Applications Manager (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 23, 2026Updated Sep 23, 2026Source checked Sep 23, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 23, 2026Material review Sep 23, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 8.1
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 8.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Zohocorp/ManageEngine Applications Manager (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Zohocorp/ManageEngine Applications Managergeneric	>=0 <182100	182100

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Zohocorp/ManageEngine Applications Manager.
Review the reported fix. Update Zohocorp/ManageEngine Applications Manager to 182100 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 23, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencemanageengine.com

Upstream source description

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182000 and below allowed a low-privileged user to change the proxy settings.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.