CVE-2026-1281
RCE in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile ≤ 12.5.0.0
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2026-1281 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-1281 is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM). Published on 2026-01-29, it enables unauthenticated remote code execution on vulnerable instances. The flaw carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), marking it as critical due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Attackers require no authentication or privileges and can exploit the vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution on the affected EPMM server, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Ivanti has issued a security advisory covering CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340, which likely details patches and mitigations. The vulnerability appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, urging organizations, particularly federal agencies, to apply updates promptly.
CISA's inclusion signals real-world exploitation, emphasizing the need for immediate patching in environments running Ivanti EPMM.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-4940
Vulnerability Data
A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 29 January 2026
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V1.3.1
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
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-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
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.
Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.
Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.