CVE-2023-46805
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46805- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50971
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-50971- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2pj-mjhw-x9fm
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m2pj-mjhw-x9fm- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46805- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46805- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Ivanti Connect Secure Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2024-01-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | yoryio/CVE-2023-46805 | 2024-01-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | cbeek-r7/CVE-2023-46805 | 2024-01-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | duy-31/CVE-2023-46805_CVE-2024-21887 | 2024-01-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | raminkarimkhani1996/CVE-2023-46805_CVE-2024-21887 | 2024-01-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | Chocapikk/CVE-2023-46805 | 2024-01-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | seajaysec/Ivanti-Connect-Around-Scan | 2024-01-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | w2xim3/CVE-2023-46805 | 2024-01-25 |
| Metasploit | Ivanti Connect Secure Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2024-01-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | rxwx/pulse-meter | 2025-01-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | Hexastrike/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Logs-Parser | 2025-01-19 |
| Nuclei | Ivanti ICS - Authentication Bypass |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-46805 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Ivanti Ics, published January 12, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since January 10, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since January 10, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 100.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US
packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46805
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46805
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m2pj-mjhw-x9fm