Exploitation of Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerability
Authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2026-1603 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to leak specific stored credential data
Summary
Authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2026-1603 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to leak specific stored credential data
Affected platforms
The following platforms are known to be affected:
Threat details
Exploitation of CVE-2026-1603
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2026-1603 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog.
The NHS England National CSOC assesses further exploitation as highly likely.
Introduction
In February 2026, Ivanti released a security update to address a high severity vulnerability CVE-2026-1603 in Ivanti EPM (Endpoint Manager). CISA are now reporting CVE-2026-1603 has been exploited and have added this vulnerability to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog.
- CVE-2026-1603 - Authentication bypass vulnerability - CVSSv3 score: 8.6
Remediation advice
Affected organisations are encouraged to review Ivanti's Security Advisory EPM February 2026 for EPM 2024 and apply the relevant update.
Definitive source of threat updates
CVE Vulnerabilities
Last edited: 11 March 2026 1:16 pm