Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Ivanti · Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)
An authentication bypass flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) lets unauthorized users reach restricted functionality and resources of the application without proper authentication. The attack vector indicates exploitation is possible over the network with low complexity, requiring no privileges and no user interaction.
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the application without proper authentication.
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 3/15
How an attack unfolds
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First seen exploited 1 day before it was disclosed. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 4 days after disclosure.
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence1 day before
- Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+4 days
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
3 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order 3Initial AccessTA0001
This vulnerability is exploited through an unauthenticated API access flaw in Ivanti EPMM. Attackers initiate this vulnerability by leveraging the default internet-facing API configuration, allowing them to access restricted functionalities without authentication. This enables them to extract personally identifiable information (PII) and perform administrative actions, such as creating new accounts and making configuration changes.
PersistenceTA0003
This vulnerability is exploited through an unauthenticated API access flaw in Ivanti EPMM. Attackers initiate this vulnerability by leveraging the default internet-facing API configuration, allowing them to access restricted functionalities without authentication. Reports state attackers who exploited this vulnerability gained access personally identifiable information (PII) and added an administrator account on the affected EPMM server, to allow for further system compromise.
CollectionTA0009
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 159 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190149 general rules
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Create AccountT11363 general rules
Data from Information RepositoriesT12137 general rules
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What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 29, 202628 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 28, 202627 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 27, 202626 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 24, 202623 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 23, 202622 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 22, 202621 Oct 2026
- 44 more on OTX