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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8992

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Published May 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 23, 2026 · secure access client

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8992. EPSS is 1.17%. Act only if a listed version of secure access client is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ivanti/secure access client

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe ivanti/secure access client22.8

How to fix CVE-2026-8992

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8992. EPSS is 1.17%. Act only if a listed version of secure access client is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ivanti/secure access client 22.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation. EPSS 1.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

  2. Jul 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8992

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8992

    30-day exploitation probability 1.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8992

    An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.