Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconIdentify exposed Sentry admin portal
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DeliverySend crafted unauthenticated request
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ExploitBypass authentication check
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InstallCreate rogue administrator account
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C2Log in with new admin credentials
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ExecuteChain to CVE-2026-10520 for RCE
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ImpactPivot into mobile-management backend
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Alternate path authentication
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| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of Ivanti Sentry running any version prior to R10.5.2, R10.6.2, or R10.7.1, requiring only network reachability to the Sentry administrative HTTPS interface. The only realistic limiting factor is network exposure: if the admin portal is firewalled off from the internet and restricted to a management network, the attacker must already have a foothold on that segment; no user interaction, no authentication, and no non-default configuration is required. |
| Impact | All signals converge on this being a high-priority issue for any organization running Sentry: CVSS 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates trivial remote exploitation, SSVC technical impact is 'total,' and a working PoC exists chained with CVE-2026-10520 for full RCE. The countervailing signals are that SSVC exploitation is marked 'none' (no confirmed in-the-wild activity), Automatable is 'no,' EPSS is only 0.31% (54th percentile), and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV - suggesting that despite the public exploit, broad opportunistic exploitation has not yet materialized. Given Ivanti's historical pattern of post-disclosure mass-exploitation (e.g., prior Sentry, EPMM, and Connect Secure CVEs), the gap between 'PoC public' and 'actively exploited' is likely to close quickly, so the low EPSS should be treated as a lagging indicator rather than a reason to deprioritize. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An external attacker scans for internet-exposed Ivanti Sentry admin interfaces, then sends a crafted unauthenticated HTTP request to the vulnerable endpoint that bypasses authentication and creates a new administrator account. Using those credentials (and the chained CVE-2026-10520 from the public watchTowr PoC), the attacker logs into the admin console and pivots to remote code execution on the Sentry appliance, which sits in a privileged position between mobile fleet and enterprise backend services. This is realistic today because exploit code is publicly available on GitHub and the attack vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv3 – Jun 22, 2026
Authentication bypass in Ivanti Sentry before R10.5.2, R10.6.2, and R10.7.1 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary administrative accounts and gain full administrative control of the appliance. Publicly available exploit code exists (watchTowr Labs PoC chained with CVE-2026-10520 for RCE), though it is not yet listed in CISA KEV; EPSS sits at a modest 0.31% (54th percentile) despite the critical CVSS 9.8 rating.
Earlier versions of this analysis (2)
Authentication bypass in Ivanti Sentry prior to R10.5.2, R10.6.2, and R10.7.1 enables remote unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary administrative accounts and gain full admin control of the appliance. Publicly available exploit code exists (watchTowr Labs PoC), though SSVC currently rates exploitation as 'none' with an EPSS of 0.31% (54th percentile). Given Sentry's role as a mobile/enterprise gateway and the CVSS 9.8 rating, this represents a high-impact issue despite modest exploitation telemetry.
Authentication bypass in Ivanti Sentry prior to R10.5.2, R10.6.2, and R10.7.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary administrative accounts and gain full admin control of the mobile management gateway. The flaw is rated CVSS 9.9 with a scope-changed vector, indicating compromise extends beyond the immediate vulnerable component. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though Ivanti Sentry has a recurring history of being targeted by advanced threat actors.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Ivanti Sentry R10.5.2, R10.6.2, or R10.7.1 (whichever corresponds to your current branch) per the Ivanti advisory at https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Sentry-CVE-2026-10520-CVE-2026-10523. Until the patch is applied, restrict network exposure of the Sentry management interface (port 8443/HTTPS admin portal) to a dedicated management VLAN or jump-host source IPs via firewall ACLs - this materially reduces the unauthenticated remote attack surface but will break legitimate admin workflows from arbitrary networks; do NOT rely on disabling the admin interface entirely as it is required for normal Sentry operation. Additionally, audit administrative account lists for unexpected new accounts created prior to patching, as account creation is the documented impact, and rotate credentials for any pre-existing admin accounts after patching as a precaution.
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Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry) is a gateway appliance that brokers traffic between mobile devices and enterprise backend systems such as ActiveSync, AppTunnel, and Kerberos KDC, typically deployed in conjunction with Ivanti EPMM (Endpoint Manager Mobile). The flaw is classified as CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel), meaning a request path exists that reaches privileged administrative functionality without traversing the normal authentication checkpoint. The affected CPE cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:sentry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all Sentry versions prior to the three patched branches (R10.5.2, R10.6.2, R10.7.1), and the public watchTowr research suggests the bypass is reachable via the appliance's management interface where account-creation logic is exposed without proper authorization.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote unauthenticated admin account creation over the network with no user interaction yields AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and full C/I/A impact on the appliance.
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4DescriptionNVD
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability (CWE-288) in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create arbitrary administrative accounts and obtain full administrative access
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Ivanti Sentry before versions R10.5.2, R10.6.2, and R10.7.1 contains a critical authentication bypass allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary administrative accounts and gain full system control. Publicly available exploit code exists, creating immediate risk of complete compromise to organizations running affected versions.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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