CVE-2026-12268
Authenticated PowerShell Injection leads to RCE
ManageEngine DDI Central versions below 6201 are vulnerable to PowerShell command injection in Windows DNS SPF/TXT record push leading to remote code execution.
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
CVE List Score used
8.8
Authenticated PowerShell Injection leads to RCE
ManageEngine DDI Central versions below 6201 are vulnerable to PowerShell command injection in Windows DNS SPF/TXT record push leading to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-12268- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-88213
8.8
ManageEngine DDI Central versions below 6201 are vulnerable to PowerShell command injection in Windows DNS SPF/TXT record push leading to remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2026-88213- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw8r-9jmq-c37g
8.8
ManageEngine DDI Central versions below 6201 are vulnerable to PowerShell command injection in...
ManageEngine DDI Central versions below 6201 are vulnerable to PowerShell command injection in Windows DNS SPF/TXT record push leading to remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-hw8r-9jmq-c37g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
ManageEngine DDI Central versions below 6201 are vulnerable to PowerShell command injection in Windows DNS SPF/TXT record push leading to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-12268- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-12268 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Manageengine Ddi Central, published September 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.73%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.