Hazard

Is CVE-2023-35081 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Ivanti · Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)

CVSS 7.2 EPSS 64% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 21 August 2023

What it is

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 we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 64%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2023-08-21) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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