CVE-2026-1340: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Code 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
A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by ivanti, published 2026-01-29).
Weakness: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2026-04-08
- US federal deadline
- 2026-04-11
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2026-01123, CNNVD-202601-4863, CNVD-2026-39108, EUVD-2026-4936, GHSA-wv3p-w5rj-f5p6
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:BARKLETT
Exploit Observer links 7 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (7)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Nuclei template: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-1340.yaml
- Code repository: https://github.com/yunfeige18/cve-2026-1281-cve-2026-1340-ivanti-epmm-rce
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/nuclei/2026/CVE-2026-1340.yaml
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/nuclei/2026/CVE-2026-1340.yaml
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-1340.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-1340.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-1340.rules
Research and write-ups (4)
- Research or write-up: https://darkwebinformer.com/cve-2026-1281-cve-2026-1340-a-code-injection-in-ivanti-endpoint-manager-mobile-allowing-attackers-to-achieve-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution
- Research or write-up: https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/vulnerabilities/cve-2026-1281-cve-2026-1340
- Research or write-up: https://labs.watchtowr.com/someone-knows-bash-far-too-well-and-we-love-it-ivanti-epmm-pre-auth-rces-cve-2026-1281-cve-2026-1340
- Research or write-up: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ivanti-cve-2026-1281-cve-2026-1340
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (8)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2026-4936
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Endpoint-Manager-Mobile-EPMM-CVE-2026-1281-CVE-2026-1340
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv3p-w5rj-f5p6
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1340
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-1340
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202601-4863
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2026-39108
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-1340
128 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
- 0.986
very likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.984
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2026-04-08
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. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile | Not stated | 12.x.1.x RPM is not affected; 12.x.0.x RPM 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 endpoint_manager_mobile, ivanti ivanti_endpoint_manager_mobile.
How to fix it
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Endpoint-Manager-Mobile-EPMM-CVE-2026-1281-CVE-2026-1340?language=en_US
- https://support.mobileiron.com/mi/vsp/AB1786671/ivanti-security-update-1761642-1.1.0S-5.noarch.rpm
- https://support.mobileiron.com/mi/vsp/AB1786671/ivanti-security-update-1761642-1.1.0L-5.noarch.rpm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1340
How to detect it
Nuclei template (active check)
Ivanti - Code Injection
A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution.
Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.
The template sends 1 request (GET /mifs/user/login.jsp); it decides using dsl, regex 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:
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2026-1340.yamlShow the template (51 lines)
id: CVE-2026-1340
info:
name: "Ivanti - Code Injection"
author: vedas-arpsyndicate
severity: critical
description: |
A code injection in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile allowing attackers to achieve unauthenticated remote code
execution.
reference:
- https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-1340&match=exact
- https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=ivanti&match=exact
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2026-1340
cwe-id: CWE-94
metadata:
verified: false
tags: cve,cve2026,ivanti,epmm,mobileiron,rce,kev,passive,vkev
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /mifs/user/login.jsp HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
redirects: true
max-redirects: 3
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains(body, "Ivanti")'
- 'compare_versions(version, "< 12.8.0")'
condition: and
extractors:
- type: regex
name: version
part: body
group: 1
internal: true
regex:
- 'ui\.login\.css\?([0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)'
- type: regex
part: body
group: 1
regex:
- 'ui\.login\.css\?([0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)'
Suricata rules (network detection)
1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2026-1340 Ivanti - Code Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.
Show the rules
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-1340 Ivanti - Code Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/mifs/user/login.jsp"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-1340; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-1340&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=ivanti&match=exact; sid:1010074; rev:1;)
Advisories on this CVE
- Ivanti EPMM zero-days (CVE-2026-1281 / -1340) (29 Jan 2026)
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-1340 (government-resource)
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.