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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-35081High confidence

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Ivanti · Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)

7.2HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Protect now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2023-08-21 as the remediation due date.

Fix not verified
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:Critical, raised one band.upgradedsince 31 Jul 2023

Evidence used

  • CISA confirms exploitation in the wild.
  • EPSS is 63.58% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 3 daysRemediation target: Within 90 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-39116

CISA KEV mirrored by ENISA

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.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Recorded by ENISA since 31 Jul 2023. Evidence sources: cisa_kev.
ENISA score
7.2 · CVSS 3.0
Advisory evidence
1 linked advisory record
Recommended actionProtect now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2023-08-21 as the remediation due date.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) contains a path traversal vulnerability that enables an authenticated administrator to perform malicious file writes to the EPMM server. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-35078 to bypass authentication and ACLs restrictions (if applicable).

What

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) contains a path traversal vulnerability that enables an authenticated administrator to perform malicious file writes to the EPMM server. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-35078 to bypass authentication and ACLs restrictions (if applicable).

Why

Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) contains a path traversal vulnerability that enables an authenticated administrator to perform malicious file writes to the EPMM server. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-35078 to bypass authentication and ACLs restrictions (if applicable).

Why

Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

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Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Confirmed in the wild

CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2023-07-31.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-22 ↗

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'). The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkCWE-22CISA KEV
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-39116Known-exploited evidence recorded

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.

Official EUVD record ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-1913Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.

Official advisory ↗
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AL23-011Threat Actors Exploiting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile CVE-2023-35078 - Update 1

An Alert is used to raise awareness of a recently identified cyber threat that may impact cyber information assets, and to provide additional detection and mitigation advice to recipients. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security ("Cyber Centre") is also available to provide additional assistance regarding the content of this Alert to recipients as requested.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20230809Security Bulletin 09 Aug 2023

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 09 Aug 2023, published on 9 August 2023. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0604Vulnérabilité dans Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

Une vulnérabilité a été découverte dans Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile et Endpoint Manager. Elle permet à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données. Ivanti indique que la vulnérabilité CVE-2023-35081 est activement exploitée dans le cadre d'attaques ciblées, tout comme la vulnérabilité CVE-2023-35078 .

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2023-020972Ivanti の endpoint manager mobile におけるパストラバーサルの脆弱性

Ivanti の endpoint manager mobile には、パストラバーサルの脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5977현재 악용되고 있는 Exploit(Update. 2023-07-31)

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) contains a path traversal vulnerability that enables an authenticated administrator to perform malicious file writes to the EPMM server. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-35078 to bypass authentication and ACLs restrictions (if applicable).

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
EPMM: 11.10.0.3 < 11.10.0.3
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 3 Aug 2023 · Last source change 14 Jan 2026, 14:52 UTC · CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-39116
Product sourceCISA KEV
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    11.10.0.3 < 11.10.0.3 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    EPMM: 11.10.0.3 < 11.10.0.3 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Added to CISA KEV
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-39116↗CISA KEV record↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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