Authenticated Command Injection
Zohocorp DDI Central builds before 6201 are affected when the DHCP pool name field is used in Cisco IOS configuration. Fixed in Build 6201.
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 6201
- Who is exposed
- Specific setups only
Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. Triggered through the DHCP pool name field used in Cisco IOS configuration
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 17/100 · provisional
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Zoho ManageEngine DDI Central is affected by a command injection flaw in which a DHCP pool name is used to run arbitrary commands on managed Cisco routers. An attacker can reach it remotely, but must have a low-privilege login to the product.
Read the original description
Zoho Corporation ManageEngine DDI Central versions 6200 and below are vulnerable to Cisco IOS command injection via DHCP pool name leading to arbitrary commands on managed Cisco routers.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure8/25Specific setups only, reachable over the network
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity8.8/10CVSS 8.8
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 67 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 62 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 24 if CISA's SSVC rates it automatable
What to do
Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.
Triggered through the DHCP pool name field used in Cisco IOS configurationUpgrade to a fixed version: 6201.
Check your systems with an agent
Paste this into a coding or ops agent. It checks your systems read-only and reports a table per asset.
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-12573 (Authenticated Command Injection), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-12573 (entry last updated 2026-11-10): Affected: - Zohocorp DDI Central: fixed in 6201 Fixed versions: 6201. Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit): - Triggered through the DHCP pool name field used in Cisco IOS configuration (source: https://www.manageengine.com/dns-dhcp-ipam/security-updates/security-updates.html) Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-12573 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-12573 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://www.manageengine.com/dns-dhcp-ipam/security-updates/security-updates.html Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-12573 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example get_vulnerability with id CVE-2026-12573.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- Zohocorp DDI Central
fixed in 6201
Evidence 3
CVE record · 2
Establishes: The identifier and description.
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- Record
Other links · 1
- Link
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-12573
Is CVE-2026-12573 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
What does this mean?
An authenticated user can enter a command through the DHCP pool name field, and the product passes it into Cisco IOS configuration. That can run arbitrary commands on managed Cisco routers.Source: manageengine.com
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12573?
DDI Central: before 6201.Source: cve.now feed data
Am I affected, and how do I check?
All DDI Central builds before Build 6201 are listed as affected. The issue only applies when the DHCP pool name field is used to generate Cisco IOS configuration, so check the build number and whether that feature is in use.Source: manageengine.com
How do I fix CVE-2026-12573?
Upgrade DDI Central to Build 6201 or later. The fix is listed as complete, and no workaround is given.Source: manageengine.com