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CVE-2026-6973 — Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

CISA KEVRansomware
CVSS v3.1 7.2 (HIGH) · EPSS 4.9% (higher than 89.7% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 10/10 · Published 2026-05-07

As of 2026-05-08, CVE-2026-6973 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, CVSS v3.1 7.2, EPSS 4.9% (89.7th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-05-07), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2026-05-10, and CISA links it to known ransomware campaigns. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-6973, most recently “Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) Improper Input Validation Authenticated RCE Zero-Day — CVE-2026-6973 (CISA KEV, Active Exploitation)”.

Last updated: 2026-05-08

What is CVE-2026-6973?

An Improper Input Validation in Ivanti EPMM before versions 12.6.1.1, 12.7.0.1, and 12.8.0.1 allows a remotely authenticated user with administrative access to achieve remote code execution.

The record classifies CVE-2026-6973 under weakness class CWE-20. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 128 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST)
4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Listed since 2026-05-07, federal remediation deadline 2026-05-10 — used in known ransomware campaigns
Threadlinqs priority
10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
Published
2026-05-07, last modified 2026-05-08

Is CVE-2026-6973 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2026-6973 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-05-07, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2026-05-10 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. It currently carries a trending score of 37 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2026-6973

Because CVE-2026-6973 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2026-05-10. No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-6973 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-6973

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-6973, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Seeded from cveorg and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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