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CVE-2026-10520: Ivanti Sentry OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.

What it is

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a remote unauthenticated user to achieve root-level remote code execution

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by ivanti, published 2026-06-09).

Weakness: CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command (‘OS command injection’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since
2026-06-11
US federal deadline
2026-06-14
Ransomware use
Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2026-08029, EUVD-2026-35440, GHSA-v2vc-rgvq-3pwf

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:DRAGONTORNADO

Exploit Observer links 14 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (14)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Research and write-ups (1)

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

5 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS
0.999
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS
0.982
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2026-06-11
Detection rule
Nuclei · Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
100.1CVE-2026-10520 EPSS over time2026-082026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
100.9CVE-2026-10520 VEDAS over time2026-082026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

ProductAffectedNot affected
ivanti SentryNot statedR10.5.2 is not affected; R10.6.2 is not affected; R10.7.1 is not affected

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: ivanti ivanti_sentry, ivanti standalone_sentry.

How to fix it

CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset’s internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Ivanti Sentry - Command Injection

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a remote unauthenticated user to achieve root-level remote code execution

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (POST /mics/api/v2/sentry/mics-config/handleMessage); it decides using status, word matchers. Severity in the template: critical. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2026-10520.yaml
Show the template (38 lines)
yaml
id: CVE-2026-10520

info:
  name: "Ivanti Sentry - Command Injection"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: critical
  description: |
    An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows
    a remote unauthenticated user to achieve root-level remote code execution
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-10520&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=ivanti&match=exact
  classification:
    cve-id: CVE-2026-10520
  metadata:
    verified: false
  tags: cve,cve2026,ivanti,sentry,rce,vkev,kev
http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /mics/api/v2/sentry/mics-config/handleMessage HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        message=execute%20system%20%2fconfiguration%2fsystem%2fcommandexec%20%3ccommandexec%3e%3cindex%3e1%3c%2findex%3e%3creqandres%3eecho%20CVE-2026-10520%3c%2freqandres%3e%3c%2fcommandexec%3e

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Message handled successfully"
          - "CVE-2026-10520"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

CVE-2026-10520.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2026-10520 Ivanti Sentry - Command Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules
suricata
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-10520 Ivanti Sentry - Command Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/mics/api/v2/sentry/mics-config/handleMessage"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-10520; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-10520&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=ivanti&match=exact; sid:1010251; rev:1;)

CVE-2026-10520.rules on GitHub

Advisories on this CVE

References

Exploits and technical analysis

Government sources

Other references

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.