# CVE-2023-46805: Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-01-10, known ransomware use
- Published: 2024-01-12
- CVSS: 8.2 HIGH (v3.0)
- EPSS: 100.0% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-287

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2025-04-02 | 446 |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-03-12 | 60 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-04-02 · new · rule 533fbad558ce4c5ebcf013f09a5581d0 · default Block
  > Ivanti - Command Injection - CVE:CVE-2023-46805, CVE:CVE-2024-21887, CVE:CVE-2024-22024. Previous action: N/A. New action: Block. N/A
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-04-02-waf-release/

### F5

- 2024-03-12 · new · rule 200013080
  > Added: signature 200013080 "Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Authentication Bypass" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (2 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-46805, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (2 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-46805, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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