ZohoCorp ManageEngine OpManager and Firewall Analyzer versions 12.8.709 and below were vulnerable to an XML Injection vulnerability in the Rule Tracking Compare Policies feature.
CVE-2026-76979
HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
7.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.7
- EG Score
- 7.7(high)
- EG Risk
- 35(Track)EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity77% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 23, 2026
Last Modified
September 23, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Sep 23, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Security Updates - CVE-2026-19599 | ManageEngine OpManager
https://www.manageengine.com/itom/advisory/cve-2026-76979.htmlVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76979(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-23 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 13:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 12:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 12:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-76979?
CVE-2026-76979 is a high vulnerability published on September 23, 2026. ZohoCorp ManageEngine OpManager and Firewall Analyzer versions 12.8.709 and below were vulnerable to an XML Injection vulnerability in the Rule Tracking Compare Policies feature.
When was CVE-2026-76979 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76979 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76979?
CVE-2026-76979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76979?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76979, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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