CVE-2016-9489
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypass
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
- Record
CVE-2016-9489- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-255, CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypass
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
- Record
CVE-2016-9489- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10295 No score
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76xw-q73v-w245
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able...
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
- Record
GHSA-76xw-q73v-w245- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9489 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Manageengine Applications Manager, published July 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.