CVE-2025-6996

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-6996?

Upgrade endpoint manager to 2022 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-6996 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-6996 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.19% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 9% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-6996?

CVE-2025-6996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-6996 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for endpoint manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper use of encryption in the agent of Ivanti Endpoint Manager before version 2024 SU3 and 2022 SU8 Security Update 1 allows a local authenticated attacker to decrypt other users’ passwords.

CWE-257

How to fix

Remediation Available

endpoint managerNVD

Affected:< 2022Fixed in:2022CVE-2025-6996derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

9thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 9% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

forums.ivanti.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-257 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2026-20128	High	7.5	6.9%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-23382	Medium	6.5	3.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-1010241	Medium	6.5	1.5%	-	-
CVE-2024-32151	Medium	5.9	1.3%	-	-
CVE-2021-27485	High	7.5	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-0220	Medium	6.8	1.2%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-6996?

Upgrade endpoint manager to 2022 or later.

Is CVE-2025-6996 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-6996 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.19% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 9% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-6996?

CVE-2025-6996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-6996 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for endpoint manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-11.