High severity · published Jan 31, 2024
CVE-2024-21888
A privilege escalation vulnerability in web component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) allows a user to elevate privileges to that of an…
8.8
CVSS
85.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in web component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) allows a user to elevate privileges to that of an administrator.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)85.4% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Connect Secure · Ivanti
9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; +34 more · source: NVD
PS
Policy Secure · Ivanti
9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21888
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21888
Vendor Advisory
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2024-21888-Privilege-Escalation-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure?language=en_US
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