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CVE-2026-1281

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-01-29 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · enisa-cnw-kev, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2026-01-29
  • WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-01-29Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  2. 2026-01-29Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-01-29Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  4. 2026-01-2922:15CVE publishedNVD
  5. 2026-01-3004:55SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Versions per branch

NVD
Ivanti endpoint manager mobile
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.5≤ 12.5.0.0no fix published
12.5= 12.5.1.0no fix published
12.6= 12.6.0.0no fix published
12.6= 12.6.1.0no fix published
12.7= 12.7.0.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As ivanti, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobileother versions: affected

    Not affected = 12.x.1.x RPM · = 12.x.0.x RPM

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-01-29

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2026-02-01

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/ivanti_epmm_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2026-01-29
Patch Due Date
2026-02-01
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-01-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mqp2-8ch3-3446

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1281?

A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.

Is CVE-2026-1281 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-1281 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2026-02-01.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-1281?

CVE-2026-1281 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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