January 10, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2023-46805 — Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure
known ransomware use
Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-01-10- Federal due date
2024-01-22- Vendor
- Ivanti
- Product
- Connect Secure and Policy Secure
- EPSS
- 100.0th percentile (score 0.944, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46805
CISA short description
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component that allows an attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2024-21887, a command injection vulnerability.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.