Security Resilience

CVE-2023-35081

Path Traversal in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile 11.8.0 – 11.8.1.2

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedPath Traversal
Published
03 August 2023
Modified
14 January 2026
KEV Added
31 July 2023
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.64 99.2th percentile
Risk Priority 79 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-35081 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 0.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

A path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-35081 affects Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) in versions 11.10.x prior to 11.10.0.3, 11.9.x prior to 11.9.1.2, and 11.8.x prior to 11.8.1.2. The flaw, assigned CWE-22, permits an authenticated administrator to write arbitrary files to the appliance, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 that reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability over a network vector with low attack complexity.

An authenticated administrator can exploit the issue to upload or overwrite files on the EPMM appliance, potentially achieving remote code execution or persistence by placing malicious content in sensitive directories. Because the attack requires valid administrative credentials, the primary threat arises from compromised or malicious insider accounts rather than unauthenticated remote attackers.

Ivanti advisory documentation directs customers to apply the fixed releases 11.10.0.3, 11.9.1.2, or 11.8.1.2, while CISA has added the CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. The associated EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.9283 with a current value of 0.9068, indicating sustained exploitation interest following disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM versions (11.10.x < 11.10.0.3, 11.9.x < 11.9.1.2 and 11.8.x < 11.8.1.2) allows an authenticated administrator to write arbitrary files onto the appliance.

CWE(s)
KEV Date Added
31 July 2023

Related Threats

Threat-Actor AttributionAI

Intel Corp. (Micron 2018-2020 NAND civil counter-claims)
Threat Actors Exploiting Ivanti EPMM Vulnerabilities | CISA
AnonOps
Threat Actors Exploiting Ivanti EPMM Vulnerabilities | CISA
Apple Inc. (Masimo pulse-oximetry trade-secret 2020-2024)
2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities | CISA
Microsoft Corp. (Salesforce / Slack engineer recruitment claims)
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Clop
2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities | CISA

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001 Data Obfuscation Command And Control
Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…
T1016.001 Internet Connection Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
T1018 Remote System Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Lateral Movement from the current system.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2024-25000Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-24992Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2023-32563Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-27977Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2025-9713Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-50324Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-24999Same vendor: Ivanti

Affected Assets

ivanti
endpoint manager mobile
11.8.0 — 11.8.1.2 · 11.9.0 — 11.9.1.2 · 11.10.0 — 11.10.0.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-02 partial match
blocks

Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.

PR.AA-05 none match
blocks

PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

removes
removes
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References