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CVE-2023-35078

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

CVSS
9.8Critical
Exploited in the wild
Yes, in CISA KEV since 25 Jul 2023CISA deadline for US federal agencies: 15 Aug 2023known use in ransomware campaignsunvetted proof-of-concept code on github
EPSS
> 99.9%chance of exploitation in the next 30 daystop 0.1% of scored CVEsFIRST score of 11 Nov 2026
Fix
Patch availablesee the advisories in the references
Published
25 Jul 2023analysed here 12 Nov 2026

Do first. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. (CISA's required action for this KEV entry)

Summary

Triage

Attack surface
Server-side
Exploitable
At runtime
Attack vector
network
Weakness
Can a WAF block it?
No. See why

The summary, impact and action text on this page are written by our AI analysis pipeline, or taken from the NVD description when a CVE was imported from NVD. They are not the vendor's wording: check them against the sources. A longer AI executive summary and technical analysis are generated for signed-in accounts on the Max plan.

Affected products

Products named in our analysis

  • ivanti:endpoint_manager_mobile

Fix and mitigation

WAF and other mitigations

Can a WAF block it? No. The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to bypass authentication and access restricted parts of the web application. The malicious requests look like normal requests but lack proper authentication, so a WAF cannot distinguish them from legitimate traffic.

Also consider: patch · add auth middleware

Based on an AI reading of the CVE description, and no vendor rule found yet. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.

Remediation steps (AI-written)

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Exploitation evidence

CISA KEV catalog
Listed since 25 Jul 2023. Known use in ransomware campaigns.
CISA due date
15 Aug 2023, the remediation deadline for US federal agencies
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploit code
Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 7 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template
CISA SSVC
exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact totalAssessed by CISA 28 Jul 2023 (SSVC 2.0.3). Exploitation is none, poc (public proof of concept) or active.

Nuclei

GitHub proofs of concept

and 3 more repositories

Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.

Timeline

  1. 25 Jul 2023Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild)
  2. 25 Jul 2023Publishedsame day later
  3. 28 Jul 2023CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active3 days later
  4. 29 Jul 2023First proof-of-concept repository on GitHub (unvetted)1 day later
  5. 15 Aug 2023CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies)17 days later
  6. 5 Aug 2026CVE record last updated1,086 days (about 3 years) later
  7. 12 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com99 days (about 3 months) later

CVSS vector

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

MetricValueWhat it means
Attack vectorNetworkReachable over the internet or any routable network.
Attack complexityLowRepeatable attack, no special conditions.
Privileges requiredNoneThe attacker needs no prior access.
User interactionNoneNo victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
ConfidentialityHighTotal data disclosure possible.
IntegrityHighComplete modification possible.
AvailabilityHighFull outage possible.

Common questions

Is CVE-2023-35078 being exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-35078 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.

How severe is CVE-2023-35078?

CVE-2023-35078 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-35078?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2023-35078. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2023-35078 affect?

CVE-2023-35078 affects ivanti:endpoint_manager_mobile. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

References

NVDCVE.orgCVE DetailsSource

5 references in the CVE record, grouped by the tags the record gives them.

Other links (5)

  • forums.ivanti.com /s/article/CVE-2023-35078-Remote-unauthenticated-API-access-vulnerability
  • forums.ivanti.com /s/article/KB-Remote-unauthenticated-API-access-vulnerability-CVE-2023-35078
  • cisa.gov /news-events/alerts/2023/07/24/ivanti-releases-security-updates-endpoint-manager
  • ivanti.com /blog/cve-2023-35078-new-ivanti-epmm-vulnerability
  • cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-35078

Where the data on this page comes from

Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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