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CVE-2024-21887

9.1 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2024-01-12 Modified 2026-08-04 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability — Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure

Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appliances. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2023-46805, an authenticated bypass issue.

Added to KEV: 2024-01-10
Remediation due: 2024-01-22
Ransomware use: Known
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: Please apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For more information, please see: https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/KB-CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21887

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2024-01-12
Last modified: 2026-08-04
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 9.1 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected]): 9.1 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-77

Description

A command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) allows an authenticated administrator to send specially crafted requests and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance.

Affected configurations

• ivanti connect secure 9.0 • ivanti connect secure 9.1 • ivanti connect secure 22.1 • ivanti connect secure 22.2 • ivanti connect secure 22.3 • ivanti connect secure 22.4 • ivanti connect secure 22.5 • ivanti connect secure 22.6 • ivanti policy secure 9.0 • ivanti policy secure 9.1 • ivanti policy secure 22.1 • ivanti policy secure 22.2 • ivanti policy secure 22.3 • ivanti policy secure 22.4 • ivanti policy secure 22.5 • ivanti policy secure 22.6

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness

References