Cyber 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 99.1th percentile
Risk Priority 79 floored blend · peak EPSS

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 Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.9% 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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2023-32563Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-24999Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-13180Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-50324Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2023-34298Same vendor: Ivanti
CVE-2024-50322Same 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)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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
prevents

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
prevents

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.

finds

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.

prevents

Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.

References