Threat Brief Covering CVE-2023-35078

Threat Brief Covering CVE-2023-35078

Executive Summary


On July 24, 2023, Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), previously known as MobileIron Core, publicly disclosed details about an unauthenticated API access zero-day vulnerability. CVE-2023-35078 affects versions 11.10, 11.9 and 11.8, but older versions are also at risk of possible exploitation.


At the time of writing, the only confirmed victims have been Norwegian government agencies. They confirmed their government ministries had been targeted in a cyberattack exploiting this vulnerability, but given the number of potentially vulnerable servers on the internet running this software, it's highly likely that other organizations will or already have fallen victim. Open source reporting indicates that these attacks most likely occurred prior to Ivanti knowing about the vulnerability.


As of July 24, our Cortex Xpanse attack surface management data scanning discovered over 5,500 Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile servers, spanning multiple versions, were publicly exposed on the internet. The highest number of exposures were found in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom.


The regional statistics from this scanning indicate over 80% of these servers reside in western countries and span multiple industry sectors including the following among many others:


  • Local and national government departments

  • Healthcare organizations

  • Law firms and other legal entities

  • Universities

  • Banks and financial institutions

  • Charities

  • Retail

  • This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users full API access through specific API endpoints. According to the CISA advisory, with this access malicious actors can extract personally identifiable information (PII) ..

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