CVE-2026-18851: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile
Missing authorization in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile before version 12.10.0.0, 12.9.0.2, and 12.8.0.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to admin.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile arises from missing authorization controls, enabling a remote attacker with valid authentication to escalate their privileges to administrative level. The affected versions are those prior to 12.10.0.0, 12.9.0.2, and 12.8.0.4. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with valid credentials can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system managed by Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected systems to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
CVE-2026-18851: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile
Description
Missing authorization in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile before version 12.10.0.0, 12.9.0.2, and 12.8.0.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to admin.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile arises from missing authorization controls, enabling a remote attacker with valid authentication to escalate their privileges to administrative level. The affected versions are those prior to 12.10.0.0, 12.9.0.2, and 12.8.0.4. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with valid credentials can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system managed by Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected systems to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ivanti
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T15:48:06.352Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa01dbfacd9273b49c83766
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 14:37:51 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 14:52:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 02:15:41 UTC
Views: 15
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