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
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
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- EPSS
- 99.9% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-78
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Action score
100
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 99.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · ivanti
- 10.0
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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 Jun 11, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Jun 14, 2026.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ivanti | standalone sentry | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:standalone_sentry |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ivanti standalone sentrybefore 10.5.2
- ivanti standalone sentry10.6.0 and later · before 10.6.2
- ivanti standalone sentry10.7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ivanti). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
ivanti Sentry
- R10.5.2, R10.6.2, R10.7.1not affected
Same product
ivanti: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-10523An Authentication Bypass vulnerability (CWE-288) in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a remote unauthent55Plan
- CVE-2023-41724A command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry prior to 9.19.0 allows unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary commands on the 39Monitor
- CVE-2024-8540Insecure permissions in Ivanti Sentry before versions 9.20.2 and 10.0.2 or 10.1.0 allow a local authenticated attacker to modify sensitive a22Monitor
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.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×7
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2026-10520 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-07-01 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-08-24 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:13 | 2026-06-09 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-06-11 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:4 | 2026-06-11 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-06-18 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-08-24 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- CISA KEV+1 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+112 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is 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
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-78 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);Fixed
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Argument InjectionCAPEC-6likelihood: High · High
- OS Command InjectionCAPEC-88likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Sentry-CVE-2026-10520-CVE-2026-10523?language=en_US
- github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Ivanti-Sentry-RCE-CVE-2026-10520-CVE-2026-10523
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-10520
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.