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Ivanti Neurons Patch CVE-2026-109412

| EUVDEUVD-2026-98916 CRITICAL
Exposed Dangerous Method or Function (CWE-749)
2026-10-13 ivanti GHSA-4j6p-29h2-w33f
9.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ivanti
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege account
  2. Exploit
    Reach exposed dangerous endpoint
  3. Execution
    Leak sensitive authentication secrets
  4. Impact
    Reuse credentials for lateral movement

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Dangerous method exposure prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with the Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune application (CVSS PR:L indicates a valid low-privilege account is needed - this is the primary limiting factor, as fully unauthenticated access is not indicated). Given a valid account, the attacker reaches a specific exposed, insufficiently protected endpoint/method (CWE-749) that returns sensitive authentication information; no user interaction (UI:N) and low attack complexity (AC:L) are required, and the vector is network-reachable (AV:N). The real-world impact depends on the value of the leaked authentication material and whether network access to the management interface is restricted; organizations that expose the console only to a trusted admin network materially reduce exposure.

Impact

The signals are partially conflicting and must be weighed carefully. The vendor-supplied CVSS of 9.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) rates this Critical, driven by a network vector, low attack complexity, only low privileges required, no user interaction, and a changed scope with full CIA impact. However, the description characterizes the flaw strictly as an information-disclosure issue (CWE-749, exposed dangerous method/function) that 'leaks sensitive authentication information' - this does not independently justify the I:H/A:H integrity and availability impacts in the vendor vector; those appear inflated for a pure confidentiality leak, which deflates the real-world 9.9 somewhat. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, SSVC decision data, or public POC was provided in the input, so there is no evidence of active or automatable exploitation at this time. The genuine risk driver is that the leaked data is authentication material: although exploitation requires an authenticated (PR:L) foothold, the disclosed credentials/tokens could enable privilege escalation or lateral movement to other systems (consistent with the S:C scope change), making this a credible chaining primitive rather than a standalone catastrophic break. Net assessment: a legitimately high-priority patch for organizations running this product because low-privilege users can harvest authentication secrets, but the headline 9.9 likely overstates direct impact - treat it as a high-value information-disclosure/credential-leak bug pending clarification of the integrity/availability claims with Ivanti.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged but authenticated user of Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune sends a request to an exposed, insufficiently protected endpoint and receives sensitive authentication information (such as service credentials or tokens) in the response. The attacker then reuses that material to access additional systems or escalate privileges. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the network vector with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L) means the request itself is trivial once the attacker has a valid low-privilege account.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

An insufficiently protected endpoint in Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune exposes sensitive authentication information to a remote attacker who already holds a valid low-privilege account on the application, per the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, which limits the confirmed impact to confidentiality. Exploitation is low complexity and requires no user interaction, but it is gated by the need for an authenticated session and by network reachability to the management interface, so organizations that keep the console on a trusted admin network materially reduce exposure. No confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) and no public exploit code were identified at time of analysis, and the leaked credential material becomes dangerous mainly if it can be reused against the platform or federated services.

RemediationAI

No exact vendor-released fix version was provided in the intelligence supplied, so the primary action is to retrieve the current guidance from the Ivanti advisory at https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Neurons-Patch-for-Intune-October-2026 and apply the vendor-recommended update or configuration as soon as it is confirmed; patch availability should not be assumed to be absent, only unconfirmed from this data set. In parallel, treat any authentication material handled by the Neurons Patch for Intune management interface as potentially exposed: rotate administrative credentials, API tokens, and any secrets consumed by the Intune integration, and review access logs for calls to unusual or privileged endpoints. As a compensating control with a real trade-off, restrict the management console so it is reachable only from a trusted admin network or VPN rather than the public internet - this blocks the network-reachable (AV:N) path but adds operational overhead for distributed administrators. Enforce least privilege so that low-privilege accounts cannot query management or diagnostic endpoints they do not need, while balancing that against day-to-day support workflows, and monitor for suspicious reads of authentication data until a fix is deployed.

Affected VersionsENISA

Neurons Patch for Intune patch: Fix Date: September 16, 2026

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-749 (Exposed Dangerous Method or Function): Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune, a management integration that pushes patches to Intune-managed endpoints, exposes an endpoint or method that should not be reachable by ordinary users and that returns authentication secrets. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:neurons_patch_for_intune:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version, indicating the advisory does not scope a specific release and that all versions are presumed affected unless the vendor states otherwise. The assessed vector is network-reachable, low complexity, and requires low privileges (PR:L) with no user interaction, which is consistent with a logged-in user calling a poorly protected API route. Note that the raw input score of 9.9 carried I:H/A:H components, whereas the independent assessment scores only confidentiality (C:H/I:N/A:N); the assessed view treats this as an information-disclosure flaw whose downstream risk comes from the value of the leaked authentication material rather than from direct integrity or availability loss.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ivanti) PRIMARY 9.9 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.7 HIGH

Network-reachable endpoint needs a low-privilege account (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L); it only discloses authentication data affecting other systems (S:C, C:H) with no direct integrity or availability impact (I:N/A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ivanti).

CVSS VectorVendor: ivanti

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

An exposed dangerous endpoint in Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune allows a remote authenticated attacker to leak sensitive authentication information.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Ivanti Neurons Patch for Intune contains a critical-severity information disclosure flaw that allows anyone holding a valid low-privilege account to retrieve sensitive authentication material from an insufficiently protected endpoint, with no user interaction required. Because the leaked credentials may be reusable against the platform or against federated identity services, the exposure extends beyond a single application and can undermine the trust that downstream systems place in Ivanti-issued identities. Leadership should care because remediation is not yet available from the vendor, meaning protection depends entirely on internal network controls and credential hygiene over the coming weeks.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network reachability to the management interface so it is accessible only from a trusted administrative network or dedicated admin subnet; minimize and tightly control low-privilege account provisioning on the application; monitor authentication logs on the platform and on federated identity services for reuse of potentially exposed credential material; and prepare to rotate application and federated credentials should any indication of compromise be observed.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
specialized Ivanti add-on for enterprise Microsoft Intune patch deployments
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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