CVE-2023-46805
High 8.2 Exploited in the wild (KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.2 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 100% (percentile: 100) as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-287
Affected products
ivanti: connect secure; ivanti: policy secure
References
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-20… Vendor Advisory
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-20… Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticat… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticat… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023… US Government Resource