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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2023-35078

Endpoint Manager Mobile Authentication Bypass

Ivanti / Endpoint Manager Mobile · affected before 11.10.0.2

Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
100.0%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-35078 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile. An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Ivanti / Endpoint Manager Mobile affected before 11.10.0.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Endpoint Manager Mobile Authentication Bypass

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the application without proper authentication.

Vendor Product Affected Status
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.10.0.2 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.9.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.8.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Through 11.8.1.0 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.10.0.2 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.9.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.8.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Through 11.8.1.0 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.10.0.2 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.9.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.8.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Through 11.8.1.0 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.10.0.2 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.9.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Before 11.8.1.1 Affected
ivanti endpoint_manager_mobile Through 11.8.1.0 Affected
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Through 11.10 Unaffected
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Through 11.9 Unaffected
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Through 11.8 Unaffected
Published
25 Jul 2023
Exploitation Reported
25 Jul 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner malware edge ransomware cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 25 Jul 2023

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 25 Jul 2023

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 29 Jul 2023

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2023-07-25 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-06-01 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-08-05 04:30 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

100.0%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

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

CVSS v3.0 10.0 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  4. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  7. First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  8. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-35078",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99999,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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