CVE-2023-46805: Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Pentest Lab Guide)

CVE-2023-46805: Technical Deep-Dive (Auto Refreshed)

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Executive Technical Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.

Context preserved from previous revision: An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks. 1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.

Technical Details

CVE: CVE-2023-46805
KEV date added: Unknown
KEV due date: Not specified
NVD published: 2024-01-12
NVD modified: 2025-11-01
MITRE modified: 2025-10-21
CVSS base score: 8.2
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS exploitability score: 3.9
CVSS impact score: 4.2
Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: Low
Availability impact: None

Versions and Products Impacted

ivanti / connect secure (versions: 9.0)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 9.1)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 22.1)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 22.2)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 22.3)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 22.4)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 22.5)
ivanti / connect secure (versions: 22.6)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 9.0)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 9.1)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 22.1)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 22.2)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 22.3)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 22.4)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 22.5)
ivanti / policy secure (versions: 22.6)
Ivanti / ICS (versions: 9.1R18, 22.6R2)
Ivanti / IPS (versions: 9.1R18, 22.6R1)

Weakness Classification

CWE-287
CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Repositories for Lab Validation (Public Examples)

Ostorlab/KEV | stars: 608 | updated: 2026-03-23 | https://github.com/Ostorlab/KEV
Notes: Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
brunosergi/tldr-threat-reports | stars: 7 | updated: 2026-03-07 | https://github.com/brunosergi/tldr-threat-reports
Notes: An AI-automated tool designed to help Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analysts process the overwhelming volume of daily cybersecurity news and vendor reports.
Leviticus-Triage/llm-honeypot-intelligence | stars: 3 | updated: 2026-03-13 | https://github.com/Leviticus-Triage/llm-honeypot-intelligence
Notes: Distributed honeypot intelligence platform with LLM-powered adaptive deception, RL engagement scoring, automated SIEM rule generation (Suricata/Sigma/YARA), ML anomaly detection, and C2/covert channel detection. 55M+ events from 22K+ IPs across 122 countries. Rules auto-synced every 6h.

People and Organizations Mentioned

hackerone
Ostorlab
brunosergi
Leviticus-Triage

Practical Defensive Validation (Authorized Only)

Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
Snapshot infrastructure before validation and preserve baseline logs (EDR, SIEM, OS, app).
Use ivanti / connect secure (versions: 9.0) in isolated VM snapshots (vulnerable vs patched) and compare process tree telemetry before/after updates.
Validate command-execution prevention policies (AppLocker/WDAC/EDR) with harmless test binaries only.
Create SIEM detections for suspicious parent-child chains, encoded command usage, and abnormal service creation.

References

NVD record: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46805
MITRE CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46805
CISA KEV Catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
CISA KEV JSON feed: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46805
Repository example: https://github.com/Ostorlab/KEV
Repository example: https://github.com/brunosergi/tldr-threat-reports
Repository example: https://github.com/Leviticus-Triage/llm-honeypot-intelligence

This content is for defensive security training and authorized validation only.