Exploited CVEs / Ivanti / CVE-2026-1603
CVE-2026-1603
Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-03-23 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Ivanti Security Advisories, linked below.
Actively exploited Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.5. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-03-09.
Risk summary
Updated July 26, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-1603
This Ivanti EPM flaw lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker reach an alternate path that leaks specific stored credential data, meaning the real damage is credential theft that can seed follow-on attacks even after you patch. It is confirmed exploited (CISA KEV, added 2026-03-09) with an 81 percent EPSS score, so anyone running internet-reachable EPM should treat this as an active incident risk. Because EPM manages endpoints across your fleet, leaked credentials here can translate into broad administrative access.
Do this: Apply Ivanti's EPM update now, then rotate any credentials stored in or reachable through EPM in case they were already exposed.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-1603
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-1603
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2026-03-23 (past due).
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Official fix for CVE-2026-1603
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Endpoint Manager (EPM) advisory on Ivanti Security Advisories.
Common questions about CVE-2026-1603
Is CVE-2026-1603 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-1603 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-03-09, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 81%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2026-1603?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2026-03-23, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim 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.
What fixes CVE-2026-1603?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Ivanti Security Advisories for the patched Endpoint Manager (EPM) versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2026-1603?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-1603's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
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