What is CVE-2023-35078?

CVE-2023-35078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-35078?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-35078 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-35078 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-07-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 30 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

CVE-2023-35078

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the application without proper authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-07-25 · last modified 2026-08-05.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 1.000 (100.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-25.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 100.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile — versions 11.10, 11.9, 11.8
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2023-07-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2023-08-15.

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

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-35078-Remote-unauthenticated-API-access-vu… (Vendor Advisory)
forums.ivanti.com/s/article/KB-Remote-unauthenticated-API-access-vulnerability-… (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/07/24/ivanti-releases-security-updates-end… (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.ivanti.com/blog/cve-2023-35078-new-ivanti-epmm-vulnerability (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35078?: CVE-2023-35078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-35078?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-35078 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2023-35078 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-07-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 30 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.