Connect SecureApplication · Ivanti

CVE-2024-39710

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2024-11-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 22.7 or later.
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97/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Argument injection in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.1 and 9.1R18.7 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.1 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to achieve remote code execution.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Argument injection vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows an authenticated admin remote attacker to inject arbitrary arguments into system commands, leading to remote code execution. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation on admin-accessible parameters.

MitigationUpgrade to Ivanti Connect Secure version 22.7R2.1 (or 9.1R18.7) and Policy Secure version 22.7R1.1 or later. Limit admin access to trusted personnel and monitor for unauthorized administrative activities until patched.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Connect SecureApplication
Affected:< 22.7= 22.7
Policy SecureApplication
Affected:< 22.7= 22.7

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify installed product and version
    Access the admin console or use the system's version reporting mechanism to determine if the device is running Ivanti Connect Secure or Ivanti Policy Secure, and note the exact version number installed.
    Affected if The installed version is 22.7 or any version lower than 22.7 on either product.
  2. Verify admin access surface
    Review the configuration to determine whether the administrative interface is exposed to untrusted networks or users. Check the list of assigned admin accounts and their privilege levels.
    Affected if Administrative access is granted to users outside the fully trusted personnel group, or the admin interface is accessible from less trusted network segments.
  3. Inspect for anomalous admin activity
    Review administrative audit logs, command history, or system logs for unexpected or unauthorized administrative commands, especially those involving system command execution or configuration changes initiated by admin accounts.
    Affected if Logs show administrative commands or actions that were not initiated by known, authorized administrators.
  4. Check for evidence of exploitation
    Examine system logs and network traffic for signs of argument injection attempts, such as unexpected arguments in command execution logs, or connections to suspicious external addresses following admin authentication.
    Affected if Logs contain command patterns consistent with argument injection, or unexpected network connections follow admin authentication events.

A user is affected if their Ivanti Connect Secure or Policy Secure installation runs version 22.7 or any version below 22.7, and the admin interface is accessible to users who are not fully trusted.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 22.7 or later
Fixed in 22.7
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Ivanti Connect Secure version 22.7R2.1 (or 9.1R18.7) and Policy Secure version 22.7R1.1 or later. Limit admin access to trusted personnel and monitor for unauthorized administrative activities until patched.

Recommended fix High confidence

Ivanti Connect Secure: upgrade to 22.7R2.1 or 9.1R18.7 (or later); Ivanti Policy Secure: upgrade to 22.7R1.1 (or later)

  1. 1. Identify the exact current version of Ivanti Connect Secure or Policy Secure by checking the admin dashboard or system information.
  2. 2. For Ivanti Connect Secure: upgrade to version 22.7R2.1 (or later) or 9.1R18.7 (or later) depending on your release track.
  3. 3. For Ivanti Policy Secure: upgrade to version 22.7R1.1 (or later).
  4. 4. Before upgrading, review Ivanti's upgrade documentation and ensure you have a complete backup of the configuration.
  5. 5. Schedule the upgrade during a maintenance window as the device may require a restart.
  6. 6. After upgrade, verify the new version is correctly installed and test that administrative functions work properly.
  7. 7. Review audit logs following the upgrade to confirm no unauthorized access occurred during the transition.
Caveat Review Ivanti release notes for your specific version upgrade path as there may be configuration migration requirements or deprecated features

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Connect Secure Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,840
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