# CVE-2023-35081: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Path Traversal

> An authenticated administrator can exploit a path traversal flaw in Ivanti EPMM to write arbitrary files to the appliance.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 31 Jul 2023 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8cjr-8gr7-ccg3

## What is CVE-2023-35081?

CVE-2023-35081 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM, published on 3 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM versions (11.10.x < 11.10.0.3,  11.9.x < 11.9.1.2 and 11.8.x < 11.8.1.2) allows an authenticated administrator to write arbitrary files onto the appliance.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35081?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 21 Aug 2023.

## Is CVE-2023-35081 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-35081 in the wild since at least 31 Jul 2023.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti EPMM

- [CVE-2023-35082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35082/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and MobileIron Core Authentication Bypass (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35078/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Authentication Bypass (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-1281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1281/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Code Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-1340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1340/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Code Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-6973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6973/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Improper Input Validation (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35081 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35081 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM, published on 3 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-35081 in the wild since at least 31 Jul 2023.

Affected product: Ivanti EPMM. 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-2023-35081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35081/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35081
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35081
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35081

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35081/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.