CVE-2024-21888Network attack vector

Authenticated administrator escalation via undisclosed web flaw

Published Jan 31, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Privilege escalation in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure 9.x and 22.x allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator rights. The affected web component improperly grants elevated privileges, but Ivanti has not disclosed the request path, parameter, or faulty authorization operation. A low-privileged account and network access to the gateway are required; successful exploitation yields administrator control over the appliance.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability86.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure 9.x and 22.x allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator rights. The affected web component improperly grants elevated privileges, but Ivanti has not disclosed the request path, parameter, or faulty authorization operation. A low-privileged account and network access to the gateway are required; successful exploitation yields administrator control over the appliance.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21888
Published
Jan 31, 2024
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Connect Secure
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=22.0 <23.0
  2. Affected versionversion=9.0 <10.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Connect Secureversion=22.0 <23.0; version=9.0 <10.0
Ivanti · Ivanti Policy Secureversion=22.6R1 <=22.6R1; version=9.1R18 <=9.1R18
Ivanti · Policy Secureversion=22.0 <23.0; version=9.0 <10.0
Ivanti · Ivanti Connect Secureversion=22.6R2 <=22.6R2; version=9.1R18 <=9.1R18

Published CVSS scores

8.8HackerOneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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