Ivanti Connect Secure Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Ivanti Connect Secure 22.8R2.4 mishandles the manner in which the dsinvoked broker trusts DSCache configuration data, leading to privilege escalation to root, as exploited in the wild in October 2026.
What happened
Ivanti Connect Secure 22.8R2.4 mishandles the manner in which the dsinvoked broker trusts DSCache configuration data, leading to privilege escalation to root, as exploited in the wild in October 2026.
CISA lists it as exploited, added 30 Oct 2026.
Does it affect you
Names Ivanti Connect Secure. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
hub.ivanti.com - Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
- hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-CVE-2026-104935?language=en_US
- cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/13/cisa-urges-patching-newly-exploited-vulnerability-ivanti-connect-secure
- BOD 26-04: cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- Forensics Triage Requirements: cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111357
Affected, as published to NVD
- ivanti-cs
- Ivanti Connect Secure: exactly 22.8
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 15 Oct 2026, last modified 31 Oct 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 7.0, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 7.0.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 30 Oct 2026; federal remediation due 02 Nov 2026. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 0.3%, 25th percentile — FIRST, scored 30 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Ivanti · Connect Secure (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-CVE-2026-104935Vendor Advisory
- volexity.com/blog/2026/10/13/a-series-of-unauthenticated-events-chained-exploitation-of-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-days/Third Party Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-111357US Government Resource
Reporting that names this identifier
- Attackers Chain Three Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Gain Unauthenticated Root Access — The Hacker News, 49 min ago
- CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — CISA, 21 hr ago
- CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog — CISA, 2 d ago
Sources
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