CVE-2023-46805

Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure: Authentication Bypass

As of , CVE-2023-46805 in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 10 January 2024
US federal deadline
22 January 202412 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
KnownCISA changed it from Unknown to Known on 8 October 2025.
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module
Fix
Vendor advice: forums.ivanti.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

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

CISA's required action

  • forums.ivanti.comPlease apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For more information, please see

What the flaw is

Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component that allows an attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2024-21887, a command injection vulnerability.

CISA's 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.

The CVE record's description, from hackerone

CVE published
12 January 2024
Assigned by
hackerone
CVSS
8.2 High (CVSS 3.0, from the CNA)
CWE-287
Improper Authentication
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. CISA changed its entry. Ransomware use: Unknown to Known.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

  • Metasploit: Ivanti Connect Secure Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit module, rank excellent

Connect Secure and Policy Secure: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2024-21887Command InjectionIvanti Connect Secure and Policy SecurePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99

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