# CVE-2026-6973: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Improper Input Validation

> An authenticated administrator can achieve remote code execution in Ivanti EPMM due to improper input validation.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 7 May 2026 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36fg-ffjj-h5p6

## What is CVE-2026-6973?

CVE-2026-6973 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, published on 7 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Improper Input Validation in Ivanti EPMM before versions 12.6.1.1, 12.7.0.1, and 12.8.0.1 allows a remotely authenticated user with administrative access to achieve remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6973?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-6973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 10 May 2026.

## Is CVE-2026-6973 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-6973 in the wild since at least 7 May 2026.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

- [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-2025-4428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4428/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Code Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-6973 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-6973 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, published on 7 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-6973 in the wild since at least 7 May 2026.

Affected product: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile. 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-2026-6973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6973/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6973

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6973/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.