---
id: CVE-2026-86708
title: >-
  ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182200 and below were
  vulnerable to exposure of a Google Cloud service-account private key in the
  Applications Manager installer, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker
  to impers…
summary: >-
  ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182200 and below were
  vulnerable to exposure of a Google Cloud service-account private key in the
  Applications Manager installer, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker
  to impers…
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-321
vendor: Zohocorp
product: ManageEngine Applications Manager
affected:
  - manageengine_applications_manager < 182300
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T04:18:03.367'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86708'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2026-86708.html
    label: 0fc0942c-577d-436f-ae8e-945763c79b02
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T13:38:14.439668Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T14:25:29.802Z'
---

## Overview

ZohoCorp ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 182200 and below were vulnerable to exposure of a Google Cloud service-account private key in the Applications Manager installer, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to impersonate the service account and access or modify associated cloud resources.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.