# CVE-2026-12645: Missing authorization in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Ivanti Neurons for ITSM servers due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x5fg-jpx8-4322

## What is CVE-2026-12645?

CVE-2026-12645 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM, published on 8 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM before 2026.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12645?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Neurons for Itsm.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-12645?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM

- [CVE-2026-12646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12646/): Missing authorization in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-12647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12647/): Missing authorization in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-12650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12650/): Deserialization in Neurons for ITSM (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-46808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46808/): File upload in ITSM (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-12744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12744/): Deserialization in Neurons for ITSM (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12645 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12645 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Ivanti Neurons for ITSM, published on 8 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM. 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-2026-12645/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12645/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12645
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12645
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12645

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12645/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.