{"id":"CVE-2025-5496","title":"ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions earlier than 11.4.2508.14, 11.4.2516.06, and 11.4.2518.01 are affected by an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the agent setup component.","summary":"ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions earlier than 11.4.2508.14, 11.4.2516.06, and 11.4.2518.01 are affected by an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the agent setup component.","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-269"],"vendor":"zohocorp","product":"manageengine_endpoint_central","affected":["manageengine_endpoint_central < 11.4.2508.14","manageengine_endpoint_central >= 11.4.2510.01, < 11.4.2516.06"],"patched":["manageengine_endpoint_central 11.4.2516.06"],"published":"2025-10-21","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:10:00.563","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5496","references":[{"url":"https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/kb/arbitrary-file-deletion-allows-local-privilege-escalation.html","label":"0fc0942c-577d-436f-ae8e-945763c79b02"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00255,"epssPercentile":0.15724,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T22:11:53.829Z","slug":"CVE-2025-5496","body":"## Overview\n\nZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions earlier than 11.4.2508.14, 11.4.2516.06, and 11.4.2518.01 are affected by an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the agent setup component.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `manageengine_endpoint_central < 11.4.2508.14`\n- `manageengine_endpoint_central >= 11.4.2510.01, < 11.4.2516.06`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `manageengine_endpoint_central 11.4.2516.06`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}