Attackers Chain Three Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Gain Unauthenticated Root Access

Used in attacksCriticalCVSS 7.0The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·

At a glance

Severity
CriticalCVSS 7.0
Used in attacks
Yes, 1 of 1 flaw named
Flaws named
CVE-2026-111357
Vendors and products
Ivanti
Reported by
1 outlet

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two security flaws impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-111357 (CVSS score: 8.8) - A missing authentication for a critical function vulnerability that could allow a…

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Vulnerabilities referenced

  • Ivanti Connect Secure

    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.

    Used in attacks

    Added to CISA's list 2026-10-30

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Coverage

One outlet has carried this so far.

  1. The Hacker News ↗Established SourceFirst reported

    2026-10-31 08:27 UTC

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