Avalanche
CVE-2023-28126
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Primary weakness mitigation
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.3.x and below that could allow an attacker to gain access by exploiting the SetUser method or can exploit the Race Condition in. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-305. An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.3.x and below that could allow an attacker to gain access by exploiting the SetUser method or can exploit the Race Condition in the authentication message. Affected products include: Ivanti Avalanche.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.3.x and below that could allow an attacker to gain access by exploiting the SetUser method or can exploit the Race Condition in the authentication message.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
An attacker can send a specially crafted message to the Wavelink Avalanche Manager, which could result in service disrup
An unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.3.x and below that could
An unauthenticated attacker could achieve the code execution through a RemoteControl server. Rated critical severity (CV
XXE in SmartDeviceServer in Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on t
CVE-2023-38036 is a critical unauthenticated buffer overflow vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche Manager prior to version
Path Traversal in Ivanti Avalanche before version 6.4.5 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authenticatio
Path Traversal in Ivanti Avalanche before version 6.4.5 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authenticatio
A Heap Overflow vulnerability in WLAvalancheService component of Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.3 allows a remote unauthent
A Heap overflow vulnerability in WLInfoRailService component of Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.3 allows an unauthenticated
A Heap Overflow vulnerability in WLInfoRailService component of Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.3 allows a remote unauthenti
An unauthenticated could abuse a XXE vulnerability in the Smart Device Server to leak data or perform a Server-Side Requ
An unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.4.1 and below that could
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