CVE-2023-46805

Exp

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.

Published: 2024-01-12 Last update: 2025-10-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-46805 is rated Critical Active Threat (92.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.37%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-01-10) affecting Ivanti / Connect Secure and Policy Secure. an authentication bypass (CWE-287) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-46805

Name: Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-01-10

Action due: 2024-01-22

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-46805

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-46805

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 94.33% 94.37% +0.04%
2 2026-03-01 94.37% 94.33% -0.04%
3 2026-02-04 — 94.37% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-46805

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 4.2 [email protected]
8.2 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-46805

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-46805

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r12:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r13:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r14:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r15:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r16:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r17:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r18:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.2 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.2 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.3 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.4 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.4 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.4:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.5 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.5:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.6 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.6 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.6:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.6 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.6:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r10:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r12:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r13:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r14:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r15:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r16:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r17:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r18:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.2 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.2 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.3 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.3 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.4 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.4 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.4 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.4:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.5 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.5:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.5 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.5:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-46805

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