Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-8310

Medium

Published: 12 August 2025

Published
12 August 2025
Modified
12 January 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0044 63.3th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-8310 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery Controller. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 36.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) and 1 other technique.
Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

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-862

Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.

addresses: CWE-862

Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.

addresses: CWE-862

Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.

addresses: CWE-862

Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.

addresses: CWE-862

Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.

addresses: CWE-862

Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.

addresses: CWE-862

The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.

addresses: CWE-862

Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence
Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems.
Why these techniques?

Missing authorization in admin console directly enables unauthorized password resets for admin account takeover, mapping to exploitation for privilege escalation and account manipulation.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

Missing authorization in the admin console of Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery Controller before version 22.9 allows a remote authenticated attacker to take over admin accounts by resetting the password

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-8310 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the admin console of Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery Controller (vADC, previously known as vTM) prior to version 22.9. Published on 2025-08-12, the issue has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) and stems from inadequate checks that permit unauthorized password resets.

A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to reset passwords and take over admin accounts, potentially gaining full administrative control over the affected system.

Ivanti has published a security advisory with mitigation guidance available at https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/August-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Virtual-Application-Delivery-Controller-vADC-previously-vTM-CVE-2025-8310?language=en_US.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

ivanti
virtual application delivery controller
≤ 22.9

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