# CVE-2023-35082: Ivanti EPMM - Authentication Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-35082 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-35082

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Ivanti EPMM
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)
- **Tags:** enterprise_software

## Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM 11.10 and older, allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the application without proper authentication. This vulnerability is unique to CVE-2023-35078 announced earlier.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-35082](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35082) is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive functionality or resources intended for authenticated users.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 9th of February 2024.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2023-35082 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting.
CrowdSec data also reveals a clear uptick in attacks involving CVE-2023-35082 over the past week. Activity is above the usual baseline, suggesting growing attention from attackers. This may reflect rising awareness, recent exploit releases, or expanded targeting efforts.

Attackers typically attempt to exploit this issue by probing the application for exposed authentication mechanisms and misconfigurations.

## Timeline

- 2023-08-15: CVE Published. CVE-2023-35082 is published to NVD.
- 2024-01-18: CISA KEV. CVE-2023-35082 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2024-02-08: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2024-02-09: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-35082 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-11-26: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-35082 for the first time.

## References

- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-35082-Remote-Unauthenticated-API-Access-Vulnerability-in-MobileIron-Core-11-2-and-older?language=en_US
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-35082.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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