CVE-2026-111357
Ivanti Connect Secure contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that could allow a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-104935 and CVE-2026-118527.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- 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
- CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-111357 Ivanti Connect Secure Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability CVE-2026-118527 Ivanti Connect Secure Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors
CISA Alerts · 4d ago - CISA Urges Patching Newly Exploited Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
Update October 30, 2026 : CISA has updated this Alert to: (1) include CVE-2026-111357 and CVE-2026-118527 and reflect their addition to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on October 30, 2026; and (2) update the affected Ivanti Connect Secure versions. CISA is aware of Ivanti’s disclosure of newly exploited vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-104935 , CVE-2026-111357 , and CVE-2026-118527 , affecting Ivanti
CISA Alerts · 21d ago
Actively exploited. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 1 day
- CVSS
- 7.0 HIGH
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- CWE-829
- 1.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.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
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