CVE-2025-4427: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile authentication bypass in API

CVE-2025-4427 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-05-19

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), a platform used by organizations to manage and secure mobile devices, contains a vulnerability that allows unauthorized individuals to bypass security checks. By sending specifically crafted requests to the system's programming interface (API), an attacker can access sensitive internal resources without needing a username or password. This flaw is reportedly being exploited in the wild, posing a significant risk to corporate data and mobile device management operations.

Technologies: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), Ivanti MobileIron Core. Vendors: Ivanti.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-4427 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2025-4427 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 19 May 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2025-4427?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 19 May 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile 12.5.0.0 and prior; specifically versions up to 11.12.0.5, 12.3.0.0 to 12.3.0.2, and 12.4.0.0 to 12.4.0.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-4427?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-4427 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-4427?
Check whether you run Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) or Ivanti MobileIron Core at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-288) exists in the API component of Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) versions 12.5.0.0 and prior. The root cause is attributed to an insecure implementation of the Spring Framework open-source library. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending crafted API requests to bypass credential requirements and access protected resources. This vulnerability has been added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating active exploitation. Patches or mitigations are available from the vendor to address the insecure API handling.

Affected products

  • Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) 12.5.0.0 and prior; specifically versions up to 11.12.0.5, 12.3.0.0 to 12.3.0.2, and 12.4.0.0 to 12.4.0.2

Timeline

  • 2025-05-13: disclosed: Initial CVE entry received from Ivanti
  • 2025-05-19: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • 2025-05-19: advisory: Vendor advisory published by Ivanti

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