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CVE-2026-10520

Sentry Command Injection

Ivanti / Sentry · R10.5.2

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
99.9%
First observed
10 Jun 2026
Last observed
19 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-10520 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting ivanti Sentry. An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a remote unauthenticated user...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

ivanti / Sentry r10.5.2.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

Sentry Command Injection

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a remote unauthenticated user to achieve root-level remote code execution

Vendor Product Affected Status
ivanti Sentry R10.5.2 Unaffected
ivanti Sentry R10.6.2 Unaffected
ivanti Sentry R10.7.1 Unaffected
Published
09 Jun 2026
Exploited Since
10 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

edge nuclei_scanner cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Defused Cyber

Recorded 10 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Active exploitation observed

KEV Intelligence sensor

First observed 10 Jun 2026

First-party sensor telemetry confirms matching exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 10 Jun 2026

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Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Defused Cyber First 2026-06-10 09:50 UTC
KEV Intelligence 2026-06-10 15:02 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-06-11 00:00 UTC
CISA 2026-06-11 19:18 UTC
CVE 2026-06-11 19:50 UTC
All CISA Advisories 2026-06-11 20:20 UTC
Rapid7 2026-06-12 09:21 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Aggregate observations show the scale, recency, and distribution of activity without overstating sparse data.

911

Attempts observed

60

Unique attacker IPs

17

Attacker countries

AF · CA · CH · HK · ID · IN · JP · KE · MY · NL · NO · PK · RO · US · UZ · VN · YE

4

Sensors observed

Exploitation attempts over the last 72 days

Daily events observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Updated 19 Aug 2026

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9 Jun 24 Jun 9 Jul 24 Jul 19 Aug

First observed 10 Jun 2026 · Last observed 19 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
1
User-Agents
28

Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.

Virtual patch status

KEV Intelligence virtual patch guidance is available for this CVE.

AWS WAF Cloudflare ModSecurity

Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-10520.yaml 11 Jun 2026

Virtual Patch Detail

Compensating WAF rules for this CVE.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

99.9%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-10520 Ivanti Sentry OS Command Injection Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber...

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All Mentions

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

All CISA Advisories · 11 Jun 2026

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-10520 Ivanti Sentry OS Command Injection Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies, updating BOD 22-01. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV...

Recent mention · Rapid7

CVE-2026-10520, CVE-2026-10523 - Multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Sentry

Rapid7 · 10 Jun 2026

OverviewOn June 9, 2026, Ivanti published a security advisory for two critical vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Sentry (formerly known as MobileIron Sentry), which per the vendor website is an “in-line gateway that manages, encrypts, and secures traffic between the mobile device and back-end enterprise systems”. The most severe issue, CVE-2026-10520, is an OS command injection vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution (RCE) with root privileges. The second vulnerability, CVE-2026-10523, is an authentication bypass...

Recent mention · Watchtower Labs

More Evidence That Words Don't Mean What We Thought They Meant (Ivanti Sentry Pre-Auth OS Command Injection CVE-2026-10520)

Watchtower Labs · 10 Jun 2026

Today, Ivanti published an advisory.“No way?” we hear you say. "Yes way!" a random dog screams back at you, across the street.Today’s rare advisory outlines two vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Sentry product, appealing directly to our inner desire for sophisticated server-side,

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

An Ivanti Sentry Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution Detection Artifact Generator

public · Created 2026-06-10 01:00:00 UTC

Ivanti Sentry - OS Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Virtual patch available

    Compensating WAF rule available to block exploitation

  2. KEV confirmed by Rapid7

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. KEV confirmed by All CISA Advisories

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  4. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  5. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  6. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  7. KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  8. Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  9. Indicators of compromise added (212)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  10. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  11. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  12. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  13. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-10520",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99902,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 911, "sensors": 4 }
}

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