ADAudit Plus: Second-order SQL injection in custom reports
Summary
ADAudit Plus builds below 8711 contain an authenticated second-order SQL injection in the custom reports module. An attacker with a valid ADAudit Plus account can store a malicious payload that is executed later in a database query, which allows arbitrary SQL queries and loss of data integrity. Exploitation requires authenticated access, and the exact privilege level needed is unknown.
Affected
- Zoho Corporation ADAudit Plus builds below 8711
Fixed in
- Build 8711 or later (released August 24, 2026, according to the vendor release notes)
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor workaround is known; the vendor recommends updating to build 8711 or later.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited in the wild.
- Not listed in CISA KEV.
- No public proof of concept found in the research; this was not checked exhaustively.
Our recommendation
- Check the installed ADAudit Plus build now and update to 8711 or later.
- Review which accounts hold access to ADAudit Plus and remove unneeded ones.
- Do not expose the web console to the internet; limit access to trusted networks.
- Monitor for unusual report configurations and database errors.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Vendor advisory (CVE-2026-76981) www.manageengine.com
- Vendor release notes (ADAudit Plus) www.manageengine.com
- CVE record mirror (OpenCVE) app.opencve.io
- VulDB entry vuldb.com
- OffSeq threat radar radar.offseq.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 09:20.
Original description (NVD)
Zoho Corporation ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions below 8711 are vulnerable to an authenticated second order SQL injection vulnerability affecting ADAudit Plus custom reports module.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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