# CVE-2022-35259: XML external entity in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

> XML injection allows attackers to download and execute malicious files, potentially gaining unauthorized privileges in Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 24 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q8m-474f-m2fq

## What is CVE-2022-35259?

CVE-2022-35259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 5 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

XML Injection with Endpoint Manager 2022. 3 and below causing a download of a malicious file to run and possibly execute to gain unauthorized privileges.

Weakness: CWE-91 (XML Injection)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35259?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-35259?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-35259 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

- [CVE-2024-13159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13159/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13160/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13161/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-29824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29824/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) SQL Injection (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-1603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1603/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-35259 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-35259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 5 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti Endpoint Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35259/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35259/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35259
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35259
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35259

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35259/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.