Medium severity · published May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-7431
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource of Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a local authenticated user to read or modify sensitive log data via…
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource of Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a local authenticated user to read or modify sensitive log data via write access to a shared memory section.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Secure Access Client · Ivanti
through 22.7; 22.8; 22.8; 22.8; 22.8; 22.8; +1 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7431
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7431
Vendor Advisory
https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/May-2026-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-CVE-2026-7431-CVE-2026-7432?language=en_US
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