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CVE-2023-35081: A path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM versions (11.10.x < 11.10.0.3, 11.9.x < 11.9.1.2 and 11.8.x < 11.8.1.2) allows an…

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 77/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jul 31, 2023). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Aug 21, 2023.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 63.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.2% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

A path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM versions (11.10.x < 11.10.0.3, 11.9.x < 11.9.1.2 and 11.8.x < 11.8.1.2) allows an authenticated administrator to write arbitrary files onto the appliance.

Path traversal

BDU:2023-04503

Published: Aug 3, 2023
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 63.5% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-22

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 19 / 30 · 63.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 7.2
CNA · hackerone: 7.2; agree

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 31, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Aug 21, 2023.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
ivanti	endpoint manager mobile	cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:endpoint_manager_mobile

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hackerone). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Ivanti EPMM
- 11.10.0.3 and later · before 11.10.0.3affected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

ivanti endpoint manager mobile11.8.0 and later · before 11.8.1.2
ivanti endpoint manager mobile11.9.0 and later · before 11.9.1.2
ivanti endpoint manager mobile11.10.0 and later · before 11.10.0.3

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2026-1340A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.KEV
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CVE-2026-1281A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.KEV
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CVE-2023-35082An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM 11.10 and older, allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or…KEV
99Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2023-35078Jul 25, 2023 · An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the…KEV
99Now
Later →CVE-2023-39335Nov 14, 2023 · A security vulnerability has been identified in EPMM Versions 11.10, 11.9 and 11.8 and older allowing an unauthenticated threat actor to…
40Plan
Later →CVE-2023-39337Nov 14, 2023 · A security vulnerability in EPMM Versions 11.10, 11.9 and 11.8 older allows a threat actor with knowledge of an enrolled device identifier…
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

CISA KEVJul 31, 2023-4 d
PublishedAug 3, 2023
TodayNov 14, 2026+1199 d

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2023-350789 days apartAn authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the…KEV
99Now
CVE-2023-3508212 days apartAn authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM 11.10 and older, allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or…KEV
99Now

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
Administrator privileges are required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
2res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

1const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
2if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
3  return res.sendStatus(400);
4}
5res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (0)

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-35081-Arbitrary-File-Write?language=en_US

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www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-35081

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