CVE-2026-104935
CVE-2026-104935 — Ivanti Connect Secure Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability
Authentication bypass by spoofing in ICS before version 25.1.3.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This does not impact ICS version 22.7R2.14 or prior.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, Ivanti (CNA), CISA, FIRST EPSS, GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Oct 13, 2026
EPSS
26%
ahead of 98% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
8.6
high
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade Connect Secure to a fixed release (25.1.3.0). Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
CISA required action
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.
Federal deadline Oct 16, 2026 — in 1 day
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Treat as emergency remediation because CISA KEV status is present.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanti | Connect Secure | 25.1.3.0 | Patched |
| Ivanti | Connect Secure | 25.1.3.1 | Patched |
| Ivanti | Connect Secure | 22.8R2.5 | Patched |
| Ivanti | Connect Secure | 22.7R2.14 | Patched |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 3.9 | 4.7 | CNA, Ivanti (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-290 · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
- Bypass Protection Mechanism
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-290
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1134Access Token Manipulation
- T1528Steal Application Access Token
- T1539Steal Web Session Cookie
CISA KEV details
CISA lists a CVE here once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
Listed
Oct 13, 2026
Federal deadline
Oct 16, 2026
in 1 day
Ransomware use
Unknown
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a date to argue against.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
15
Social mentions
Posts naming this CVE. Attention, not evidence of exploitation — it spikes on disclosure and decays whether or not anything is exploited.
RT @ET_Labs: 19 new OPEN, 39 new PRO (19 + 20) CraftCMS (CVE-2026-44011), GitLab (CVE-2026-85706), Ivanti (CVE-2026-104935), MasqradFix, N…
@skocherhan· Oct 13, 2026
19 new OPEN, 39 new PRO (19 + 20) CraftCMS (CVE-2026-44011), GitLab (CVE-2026-85706), Ivanti (CVE-2026-104935), MasqradFix, NetSupport RAT, TA569, Tenda (CVE-2026-9389), TRENDnet (CVE-2026-109157, CVE-2026-10182, CVE-2026-10183), TryNodeRAT, XWorm https://t.co/085DCigQgG
@ET_Labs· Oct 13, 2026
🚨HIGH - Ivanti Connect Secure Auth Bypass to Remote Command Execution (CVE-2026-104935) Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) has an authentication bypass via spoofing in pre-25.1.3.0 builds, letting a remote unauthenticated attacker reach privileged command execution paths and run
@UpwindMDR· Oct 13, 2026
Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-104935) https://t.co/XP3QYzclhk
@Dinosn· Oct 13, 2026
🚨 IVANTI CONNECT SECURE ZERO-DAY CHAIN EXPLOITED TO STEAL CREDENTIALS (CVE-2026-104935) Ivanti disclosed a new Connect Secure (ICS) VPN flaw on Oct 13, 2026 and says it is aware of limited exploitation in the wild. CISA added it to the KEV catalog the same day. Volexity https://t.co/o24PhxS5jy
@DailyDarkWeb· Oct 13, 2026
17 more posts on this CVEShowing 5 of 22 · Who is discussing this CVE, and how loudlyUnlock freeDetection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable Connect Secure.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 15 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Oct 13, 2026 · CISA
Added · CVSS 3.1 8.6 (AV:N)
Oct 13, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Oct 13, 2026 · NVD
CVE published by MITRE.
Oct 13, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Source activity
Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.
- 2×SvrsOct 14, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×Tweets · 22 times tweeted.Oct 14, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×CVE appeared in the Cve Trends.Oct 14, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×CVE modified by NIST: CISA KEV details updated.Oct 13, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×Github_Repos · Github repository created, ApexBreach/CVE-2026-104935-Proof-of-conceptOct 13, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
3 on the record
- hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-CVE-2026-104935
Vendor Advisory, NIST
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-104935
US Government Resource, NIST
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104935
Vendor Advisory
Coverage
6 stories from the feeds we poll
CISA Urges Immediate Ivanti Connect Secure Updates as Honeypots Log 105 Exploit Attempts
The Hacker News · Oct 14, 2026
Ivanti corrige zero-day explorado em ataques
cisoadvisor.com.br · Oct 13, 2026
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Connect Secure flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
securityaffairs.com · Oct 13, 2026
Ivanti warns of Connect Secure zero-day exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
bleepingcomputer.com · Oct 13, 2026
Hackers Exploited Ivanti Connect Secure 0-Day Flaw in the Wild to Execute Commands
cybersecuritynews.com · Oct 13, 2026
1 more reports on this CVEShowing 5 of 6 · Vendor research and security press coverageUnlock freeElsewhere on this site
- Ivantievery CVE for this vendor
- October 2026what else CISA listed
- Auth Bypasssame class
- CWE-290other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-104935 is Ivanti Connect Secure Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability, a high vulnerability affecting Connect Secure from Ivanti. The current evidence lists it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Yes: CISA KEV signal present. Public exploit evidence is: 15 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 8.6 describes technical severity, while EPSS 26% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.