Threats / Ivanti / CVE-2023-46805
CVE-2023-46805
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy vulnerability
Authentication bypass in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure web components allows attackers to access restricted resources by circumventing control checks, enabling potential lateral movement when chained with command injection flaws.
Verdict
Today item, not a backlog item.
This authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti gateway products poses critical risk due to active exploitation in ransomware campaigns. The flaw enables unauthenticated access to restricted resources, and when combined with command injection vulnerabilities, creates a pathway to full system comp
CISA KEV Yes · 2024-01-103Ransomware use Flagged3EPSS 0.99986 (verify live)4Exploit Weaponized · public PoC5
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
870 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-01-10), flagged for known ransomware use.
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.99986 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Ivanti, Connect Secure and Policy Secure. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-287 Improper Authentication — weakness family: Authentication.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I bypass authentication controls in the Ivanti gateway web interface to gain unauthorized access to restricted administrative resources.
Business
Attackers gain initial foothold into the network perimeter without valid credentials, establishing persistence within critical infrastructure.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I chain this authentication bypass with command injection vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on the compromised gateway.
Business
The gateway becomes fully compromised, allowing attackers to pivot deeper into the network and establish command and control infrastructure.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I use the compromised gateway to deploy ransomware payloads across the victim organization's network.
Business
Critical systems are encrypted and business operations halt, resulting in ransom demands and potential data exfiltration losses.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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