VulnerabilityPublished 12 Aug 2025Updated 26 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-8310: Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery ControllerCWE-862 · Missing Authorization

Affects Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery ControllerCWE-862Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 22.9 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 57% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 22.9

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery ControllerCWE-862 to 22.9.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery ControllerCWE-862	Affected <22.9	Fixed in 22.9

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately verify if they are running affected versions of Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery Controller prior to 22.9 and plan to upgrade to the latest patched version once available. In the absence of a patch, restrict access to the admin console by implementing network segmentation and strict access control lists limiting admin console access to trusted IP addresses only. Enforce strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users with access to the admin console to reduce risk from compromised credentials. Monitor logs for unusual password reset activities or unauthorized access attempts. Conduct regular audits of admin accounts and their password reset events. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious admin console interactions. Educate administrators about the risk and ensure that credentials are not shared or reused. Finally, maintain an incident response plan to quickly address any signs of compromise related to this vulnerability.

Description

Missing authorization in the admin console of Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery Controller before version 22.9 allows a remote authenticated attacker to take over admin accounts by resetting the password

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential for unauthorized administrative account takeover, which compromises the integrity of the Ivanti Virtual Application Delivery Controller. An attacker exploiting this flaw can reset admin passwords and gain full administrative control, enabling them to alter configurations, deploy malicious payloads, or disrupt application delivery services. This can lead to significant operational disruptions, data integrity issues, and potential lateral movement within the network. Since the product is used to manage application delivery, exploitation could affect availability indirectly by misconfigurations or malicious changes. Organizations relying on Ivanti's solution for critical application delivery and security may face increased risk of targeted attacks, especially if attackers gain initial authenticated access through other means. The absence of known exploits currently limits immediate widespread impact but does not reduce the urgency of remediation due to the high value of administrative access.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

forums.ivanti.com/s/article/August-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Virtual-Application-Delivery-Controller-vADC-previously-vTM-CVE-2025-8310?language=en_US (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 27 Feb 2026, 04:22 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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