CVE-2025-5496

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 16.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-10-21 10:04Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 13:31Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2025-06-03

Assigning CNA

Zohocorp

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

491aac41fe95e9bdcc228bfc29b68c82f70a373b5a85a6e5ab139507eee81c5e

• www.manageengine.comhttps://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/kb/arbitrary-file-deletion-allows-local-privilege-escalation.html