2026-10-14CRITICALexploitedIvanti Connect Secure chain: root step patched 29 Oct, CISA lists three flaws; 25.1.1.2 and 22.8R2.5 fall short
Ivanti Connect Secure: generation of predictable numbers or identifiers lets a remote authenticated attacker upload files with attacker-controlled content to a known location on disk, chainable with CVE-2026-104935 and CVE-2026-111357; CISA KEV 2026-10-30, no public CVE record or fixed build yet
cve · CVE-2026-118527
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first 2026-10-14 → last 2026-10-31
Latest activity
2026-10-31
Ivanti Connect Secure chain: root step patched 29 Oct, CISA lists three flaws; 25.1.1.2 and 22.8R2.5 fall…
Peak priority
critical
1 critical
Targets
technology
sectors: technology
Sources cited
10
8 hosts
Action items (3)
Do-now tasks recorded on the entries about CVE-2026-118527, newest first. Check the date before acting on an older one.
- Immediate action: Ivanti and CISA confirm exploitation of CVE-2026-104935, and Volexity saw the chain used against a fully patched 22.8R2.4 appliance from 2026-10-03. Upgrade every Connect Secure appliance to 25.1.1.3, 25.1.3.1 or 22.8R2.6, internet-facing ones first: after Ivanti patched the root-escalation step on 2026-10-29 the Canadian Cyber Centre lists every earlier build as affected, 25.1.1.2 and 22.8R2.5 included. Ivanti's Integrity Checker Tool cannot see this chain, so an appliance that was reachable on an affected build needs a compromise check and rotation of the Active Directory service account, LAPS passwords and other secrets it could reach.2026-10-14CVE-2026-104935 +2
- Upgrade every Ivanti Connect Secure appliance to 25.1.1.3, 25.1.3.1 or 22.8R2.6 now, internet-facing appliances first: the Canadian Cyber Centre lists every earlier build as affected, so appliances that took only the 2026-10-13 builds 25.1.1.2 or 22.8R2.5 are still short of the root-step patch; 22.7.x and below are not affected.2026-10-14CVE-2026-104935 +2
- Run a compromise check on every appliance that was reachable on an affected build, starting with proxy, load balancer or WAF logs back to at least 2026-10-03 for welcome.cgi requests that carry an X-DSCGI-PATH header; where compromise cannot be excluded, first cut the appliance off from the internet and the internal network and snapshot a virtual appliance's file system and memory without powering it down, then follow Ivanti's recovery steps and reset the domain service account, LAPS and local passwords, certificates, API keys, the Kerberos tickets of its service accounts and the licence-server authentication the appliance held, because CERT-FR knows of lateral movement using the LDAP and Active Directory secrets.2026-10-14CVE-2026-104935 +2
Defender insights
What each entry about CVE-2026-118527 tells a defender to do, newest first.
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ATT&CK techniques (9 across 8 tactics)
9 techniques observed across 1 entry about this entity, derived from entry metadata and body evidence, never asserted without a published entry behind it · pinned to MITRE ATT&CK v20.0 · compare on the matrix · Navigator layer (JSON)
- Initial AccessExploit Public-Facing Application
- ExecutionCommand and Scripting Interpreter: Python
- Privilege EscalationExploitation for Privilege Escalation
- Defense ImpairmentDisable or Modify Tools: Clear Linux or Mac System Logs
- Credential AccessNetwork Sniffing · Brute Force: Password Spraying
- DiscoveryNetwork Sniffing · Account Discovery: Domain Account
- Command and ControlApplication Layer Protocol: Web Protocols
- ExfiltrationExfiltration Over C2 Channel
Initial Access TA0001
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application×1
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network. The weakness in the system can be a software bug, a temporary glitch, or a misconfiguration.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Execution TA0002
T1059.006Command and Scripting Interpreter: Python×1
Adversaries may abuse Python commands and scripts for execution. Python is a very popular scripting/programming language, with capabilities to perform many functions. Python can be executed interactively from the command-line (via the <code>python.exe</code> interpreter) or via scripts (.py) that can be written and distributed to different systems. Python code can also be compiled into binary executables.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Privilege Escalation TA0004
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation×1
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the operating system software or kernel itself to execute adversary-controlled code. Security constructs such as permission levels will often hinder access to information and use of certain techniques, so adversaries will likely need to perform privilege escalation to include use of software exploitation to circumvent those restrictions.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Defense Impairment TA0112
T1685.006Disable or Modify Tools: Clear Linux or Mac System Logs×1
Adversaries may clear system logs to hide evidence of an intrusion. macOS and Linux both keep track of system or user-initiated actions via system logs. The majority of native system logging is stored under the `/var/log/` directory. Subfolders in this directory categorize logs by their related functions, such as:
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Credential Access TA0006
T1040Network Sniffing×1
Adversaries may passively sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network. Network sniffing refers to using the network interface on a system to monitor or capture information sent over a wired or wireless connection. An adversary may place a network interface into promiscuous mode to passively access data in transit over the network, or use span ports to capture a larger amount of data.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
T1110.003Brute Force: Password Spraying×1
Adversaries may use a single or small list of commonly used passwords against many different accounts to attempt to acquire valid account credentials. Password spraying uses one password (e.g. 'Password01'), or a small list of commonly used passwords, that may match the complexity policy of the domain. Logins are attempted with that password against many different accounts on a network to avoid account lockouts that would normally occur when brute forcing a single account with many passwords.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Discovery TA0007
T1040Network Sniffing×1
Adversaries may passively sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network. Network sniffing refers to using the network interface on a system to monitor or capture information sent over a wired or wireless connection. An adversary may place a network interface into promiscuous mode to passively access data in transit over the network, or use span ports to capture a larger amount of data.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
T1087.002Account Discovery: Domain Account×1
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which domain accounts exist to aid in follow-on behavior such as targeting specific accounts which possess particular privileges.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Command and Control TA0011
T1071.001Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols×1
Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Exfiltration TA0010
T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel×1
Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an existing command and control channel. Stolen data is encoded into the normal communications channel using the same protocol as command and control communications.
Evidence: 2026-10-14/cve-2026-104935-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-chain-kev · ATT&CK page ↗
Entries about Ivanti Connect Secure: generation of predictable numbers or identifiers lets a remote authenticated attacker upload files with attacker-controlled content to a known location on disk, chainable with CVE-2026-104935 and CVE-2026-111357; CISA KEV 2026-10-30, no public CVE record or fixed build yet (1)
Co-occurring entities
Derived: referenced by the same focused operational entries (weekly summaries and report roundups don't count); ×N counts the shared entries.
- Ivanti Connect Secure 22.8R2.4: privilege escalation to root through the dsinvoked broker and DSCache configuration data, the root-escalation step of the CVE-2026-104935 zero-day chain, patched on 2026-10-29 per Volexity and CISA KEV-listed on 2026-10-30×1
- Ivanti Connect Secure authentication bypass leading to unauthenticated command execution (CVSS 8.6), exploited as a zero-day chain with a root escalation (CVE-2026-111357, patched 2026-10-29) by UTA0576 (Volexity, 2026-10-13); CISA KEV×1
- Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure×1
- UTA0576×1
Where this entity is cited
Source distribution
- cisa.gov3 (30%)
- cert.ssi.gouv.fr1 (10%)
- cyber.gc.ca1 (10%)
- euvd.enisa.europa.eu1 (10%)
- github.com1 (10%)
- ivanti.com1 (10%)
- rapid7.com1 (10%)
- volexity.com1 (10%)
External references
All cited sources (10)
- cisa.govprimaryCISAhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/13/cisa-urges-patching-newly-exploited-vulnerability-ivanti-connect-secure
- cisa.govprimaryCISAhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/30/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- cisa.govprimaryCISA KEV cataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
- cert.ssi.gouv.frANSSI / CERT-FR (CERTFR-2026-ALE-013)https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/alerte/CERTFR-2026-ALE-013/
- cyber.gc.caCanadian Centre for Cyber Securityhttps://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/ivanti-security-advisory-av26-1035
- euvd.enisa.europa.euENISA EUVD (EUVD-2026-98816, Ivanti as numbering authority)https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-98816
- github.comGitHub Advisory Databasehttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fhw5-mpvj-x89m
- ivanti.comIvantihttps://www.ivanti.com/blog/october-2026-security-update
- rapid7.comRapid7https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/etr-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild-cve-2026-104935/
- volexity.comVolexityhttps://www.volexity.com/blog/2026/10/13/a-series-of-unauthenticated-events-chained-exploitation-of-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-days/