Ivanti Sentry <10.7.4/10.8.3 Path Traversal Arbitrary File Creation
CVE-2026-123181 Published on November 10, 2026

A path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before versions 10.7.4 and 10.8.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to create arbitrary directories and files with root privileges.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-123181 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2026-123181 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

Ivanti Sentry: