CVE-2023-46805
Published 2024-01-12 · Updated 2026-10-01 · Source support@hackerone.com
Summary
CVE-2023-46805 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 10, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by January 22, 2024. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Ivanti has 38 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 12 of them linked to ransomware.
All 38 known-exploited Ivanti vulnerabilities →Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Ivanti — Connect Secure and Policy Secure
Name: Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-01-10 · Due: 2024-01-22
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46805

